Anchor Inn

Parish: Point Coupee

Location: Jarreau

Marsha Jewell Miller: “On Sunday afternoons from about 3:00-6 or 7:00 p.m. there was live music featuring bands from the New Roads and Baton Rouge areas. Dancers came from those areas too and had about a 50/50 mix of Pointe Coupee and Baton Rouge guys and gals. In earlier years, the Baton Rouge Boat Club hosted annual boat races there once a year. Year round it served mainly as a locals bar, particularly on the lower level and sometimes had free suppers for regulars. However, come Sunday afternoon, it was a whole ‘nother story when the upper room was filled with teenagers and young to old adults jitterbugging and twisting away the hours.Located in the Jarreau area at the opposite end of False River from ‘town’ a/k/a New Roads, Anchor Inn was a short distance from Jim Jarreau’s, which had been a popular bar/dancehall/ restaurant.”