Courtableau Inn

Status: Closed

Parish: St. Landry

Location: Port Barre

Photo from the Johnnie Allan Collection at the Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette- courtesy of Shane Bernard.

Courtableau Inn was owned by the grandfather of swamp pop singer Rod Bernard. He says in his son, Shane Bernard’s book, “Swamp Pop, Cajun and Creole Rhythm and Blues,” that music was played there regularly by performers including Aldus Roger, Papa Cairo, Jimmy C. Newman, and zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier.

Edmund Stelly: “Courtableu Inn was built on bank of Bayou Teche and the structure extended over the water on stilts. Stories are told that some guys fell over the balcony into Teche after drinking a little too much.”

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Photo Credit: Shane Bernard