River Club

Status: Closed

Parish: Acadia

Location: Mermentau

Owned by a Mr. Bonin- Gene Istre- “Well one quick story i’m sure know one else will tell, around 1977 i’m not positive about the year but i’m close, i was friends with Mr. Bonin who was the owner of The Famous River Club here in Mermentau. Well the bridge had to come down and it was time for the club to come down and make some room for a new bridge which is the bridge we pass on today. Mr Nook as he was called payed a few of his grandchildren and their friends who was my brother and i , he gave us each $20.00 in $2.00 bills. We were all young like 13 to 15 and we enjoyed ripping it up.Anyway thats my story of The River Club , I know from stories told to me through out my life that there were a lot of love fights and some marriages that happened there.”

Photo Credit: John Sharp