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The Jolly Inn
1507 Barrow Street
Houma, La.
985-872-6114
Thursday: 8:00pm-midnight:
Friday: 8:00pm-midnight: Couche-Couche
Sunday: 4:00pm-8:00pm: Couche-Couche
Credit Cards not accepted. Full line of Cajun food.
This night spot was designed by the owner, Buddy Dennis, to be a place one could bring their family and
not have to "put up" with drunks (though drinking is
allowed), and unpleasant environment situations.
   
Dancing is non-stop and fun is the atmosphere .
The Jolly Inn is Houma's only authentic Cajun music dance hall and cafe. Enjoy Cajun Live music Thursday night, Friday night and Sunday afternoon. Learn to dance the zydeco train from the locals, to play the washboard and triangle and make new friends. By the end of the evening you may end up on stage playing washboard with the band (I did - photo to right). Experience the welcoming atmosphere and the friendly locals show you how to dance a real Cajun 2 Step.
If it is fine and "real thing" Cajun food you want, then the Jolly Inn
is the place to be.
A beautiful customer trying
out her "washboard skills" 
 
Owner, Buddy Dennis (above and right) plans and sings
while overseeing the operation of this outstanding establishment.
Birding:
The Terrebonne Loop consists of five of the most breathtaking areas in South Louisiana. The loop weaves through long, isolated stretches of brackish and salt marshes, occasionally punctuated by dense, mature bottomland hardwoods. Some of America's finest "bird watching" can be enjoyed along the coastal waters. Seventeen species of wading birds can be see at various times of the year. Some of the "Bird Watching"
dates to remember:
Louisiana Birding
Why do members of the Audubon Society return to coastal Louisiana year after year?
Over 150 species were sighted at a local birding event last spring. Look what they saw...
Check: www.btnep.org 1800 259-0869 Terrebonne National Estuary Program
Eagle Expo February Ph. 985 395-4905
Audubon Country Birdfest last of March and April, 985 626-1238 E-mail: fns@audubonbirdfest.com
The Great Louisiana Birdfest April 985 626-1238
Grand Isle Migratory Bird Celebration April 800 259-0869 sandra@btnep.org
Neotropical Songbird Tour Atchafalaya Basin 318 793-5529 tvidrine@wlf.louisiana.gov.
Wood Stork Week July 337 948-0255
Felician Hummingbird Celebration July 800 488-6502
Folsom Hummingbird Festival 985 796-9309
Wings Over Wetlands October 504 589-2330
Swamp Tours:
 
Here is another Editor's Choice
Owners Arthur and Cathy Matherne operate a unique business -- airboat tours- excellent for a group, a family, an individual. See Louisiana wildlife at its best! Every turn shows exotic birds, gators, beautiful trees, and unforgettable scenes. Just 45 minutes from New Orleans in real
Cajun country and "in the middle of" every thing to see and do!
Airboat Tours
4262 Hwy 90 East
Des Allemands, Louisiana 70030
Combine that with "WETLAND TOURS"
to have a complete understanding of Cajun Louisiana swamps and wetlands.
And Guide Service
This is an Editor's Choice. I personally traveled with this company and found it to be excellent. To the right is Captain Wendy, a US Coast Guard approved licensed operator and because "this is her heart, the wetlands," she gives an awesome tour. "Our tour is an educational adventure into the marshes of southern Terrebonne Parish in South Louisiana . . Captain Wendy (below left) will take you across a natural lake into the serenity and splendor of a thriving freshwater marsh and cypress swamp.
 
Captain Wendy pours her heart and soul into
each and every trip out into the wetland. You may
have seen the swamps, but until you see the WETLANDS
you have missed what Cajun country is about.
 
The Houma Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is an Official Resource Center for the America's WETLAND Campaign. For more information,
Call 985-851-7578 or email for your reservation today
Don't even think about missing Mardi Gras in
Houma, Louisiana - Family Oriented
Happy Traveling.
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