In case you get tired of fishing, boating, crabbing, shrimping, and relaxing, (whew), there are several other things of interest in the area.
Just down the road, is the state run marine facility, LUMCON, (http://www.lumcon.edu/) which is an educational facility associated with Louisiana State University.  Shrimp sheds and oyster shucking houses can also be visited to see just where that great
Louisiana seafood comes from. During season, visitors can purchase the freshest seafood available, everything from crabs, shrimp, and crawfish to alligator meat.

In the nearby town of Chauvin, is an outdoor "museum" and visitor's center with folk art from a local artist. Chauvin also has the nearest grocery store, the Piggly Wiggly, for those little items you may have forgotten to bring with you.

In Louisiana, there is almost always a weekend festival going on somewhere celebrating the heritage that is unique to this area. To find out what is going on when you are visiting, or to plan your visit around a particular event, check out www.cajunradio.org/louisianafestivals.html.
Just two miles up the road is Cecil Lapeyrous's General Store. The owners, Cecil and Etta, welcome you to stop by and purchase any items you may run short of. They carry fuel, fishing licenses, bait, beer, soft drinks and snack items. They recently added an ATM machine just
in case you run short of cash. While you are there, take a minute and browse the store full of antique and interesting items from years past. Cecil's family is a third generation on the bayou family and he knows a lot of interesting history of the area.

 

Folk Art Gardens in Chauvin

 

NSU Art Center