Jay-Geu’s Cajun Mini Bar

08/31/2024

Y’all come and see us this weekend at the Labor Day Motorcycle rally at Silver Creek Campground in Mt. Hermon, LA!

All mixed drinks, shots and margaritas are $2 off while the band plays! 🎸 🎵

*must be 21 years or older to enter the campground*

05/29/2024

Bonjour mon amis!
(Boh-zhoor, hello) (moan Ah-mEE, my friend)

Aujourd’hui es Nationale Cocodrie!
(Aw-zhord-zvEE, today)( Na-shun-Ale, National) (Koh-Koh-drEE, aligator)

Trans- Today is National Aligator Day! 🐊

Alligators are native to most of the southern United States. They can live for an average of 60 years, but some have been estimated to live longer! They can grow quite large as well, the largest caught in Louisiana was 19 feet and 3 inches! While these dinosaurs can be found in most gulf coast states, as well as most southern states, the Cajuns of southern Louisiana rely on these animals in many ways. The most delicious way, food! Alligator meat is considered a delicacy in Acadiana, and Venice be found in many different dishes like Etouffeé (eh-too-fey), Piquant (pEE-caw-nt, sauce), or just grilled and fried!

You may have also heard of a small town in Cajun country called Cocodrie, Louisiana. Here’s a fun fact for you, the Cajun French word for Alligator is “Cocodrie” and is pronounced “Koh-koh-drEE”.

05/27/2024

Today, we honor and mourn all those who have died while fighting for our freedom! To the families of those soldiers, our thoughts and prayers go out to you, and thank you for the sacrifices you have made!

Thanks to all who came out for the motorcycle rally this weekend!

Happy Memorial Day!

05/25/2024

Our wonderful bartenders, Abby and Calli are ready to serve you this weekend at Meet the Creek!

Y’all come out to Silver Creek Campground in Mt. Hermon, Louisiana for Memorial Day weekend!

Again, you MUST be 18 years or older to enter the campground!!

05/24/2024

Y’all come and see us this weekend at Silver Creek Campground in Mt. Hermon, Louisiana for the Meet the Creek Motorcycle Rally! We have all the beer, mixed drinks and frozen margaritas you need! If yall run out of beer, I promise we won’t!!

You MUST be 18 years of age to get in the campground!!!

05/21/2024

And yall best bring the party too, cause we gonna be here ALL weekend Cher!

04/30/2024

Bon matin mon amis!
(Boh mah-tan moan ah-mEE)

Trans.- Good Morning my friends!

On this day, April 30th, 1812, Louisiana was inducted into the union as the 18th state of the United States, marking today as our birthday! 🥳

Bonne Fête Louisianne!
(Bohn feh-tt lew-wee-zee-ah-ne)

Trans.- Happy Birthday Louisiana! ⚜️

04/29/2024

Festival season is in full swing Mon Amis (moan ah-mEE, my friends)!

Stay tuned, we’ve got some exciting new events lined up that y’all don’t want to miss! 💃 🕺 🎡

Wanna see us at you local fair or festival? Send us their contact info, we will get in touch with them!

Check out our AWESOME trailer below 👇🏼

Send a message to learn more

04/26/2024

Bon matin mon Cher!
(Boh mah-tan moan sha)

Trans.- Good Morning my dear!

Here’s another Louisiana fact for you! Did you know the oldest cathedral that’s still in use in the United States of America is seated right in New Orleans?!

Located in Jackson Square, the St. Louis Cathedral is the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. It is the oldest cathedral in the nation that is still used for mass to date!

Seated to its right, is the Cabildo. This building has been the seat of the original police station and prison for the Vieux Carré (voo kah-ray, old square-the original name for the French Quarter). It was also the site in which control of Louisiana was transferred from Spain to France in 1762, and then from France to the United States in 1803.

On either side of Jackson Square, you see apartment buildings called the Pontalba Buildings. These buildings were constructed by Michaëla Almonaster, the Baroness de Pontalba. Shortly after, the public gardens in the square were renovated to mimic a facade garden of Paris.

Next time you’re in New Orleans, check out the Louisiana State Museums and the cathedral! And while you’re at it, check out the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festival as well!

*images were taken by owner*

04/22/2024

Bonjour en Bon Matin!
(Boh-zhoor eh Boh Mah-tan)

Trans.- Hello and good morning!

Aujourd’hui es Jour de la Terre!
(Au-zhord-zvEE ess zhoor dey tear)
Trans.- Today is Earth Day!

Every year on Avril vignt-deux (Ah-vril, April/ Vant-dew, 22nd) the entire world celebrates the earth and what we do to protect it.

According to Keep Louisiana Beautiful, Louisiana Spends approximately $91.4 million every year on litter abatement. Plastics are some of the most discarded items by far. Discarded fishing lines, beverage bottles (both plastic and glass) and other plastics not only cause an immediate threat to wildlife and humans, most plastics take up to 500 years to decompose! Even after that, the chemicals used in the plastics will never disappear.

There are steps we can take that will have a huge impact! Small steps like opting for glass bottles instead of plastic, and using the appropriate discard bins. Round up your old fishing line, most fishing piers have recycling bins! And opt for Whole Foods with more sustainable packaging. Even small steps add up for a huge impact!




*we do not own the rights to these images*

04/19/2024

Bonjour mon ami!
(Bohzhoor moan ah-mEE)

Trans.- hello my friend!

Aujourd’hui es nationale ail!
(Aw-zhord-zvi es nah-shun-nal-eh ahy!)

Trans.- Today is National Garlic day! 🧄

The Cajun (Acadian) French word for Garlic is “Ail”, pronounced “ahy”. Ail is used in many dishes you will find all across south Louisiana. Louisiana even has its own variety of garlic called Creole Garlic! It is used in many different dishes from many different cultures that make up the Cajun cuisines. French, German, Irish, Hatian and African cultures all have used garlic to make delicious Jambalaya, etoufeé, piquant, and many other dishes!

Explore your family recipes and even the internet and find a Cajun recipe you like! Let us know how you like it!

04/19/2024

Bon Matin vous couillons!
(Boh mah-tan voo coo-yawns)

Trans.- Good Morning y’all crazy people!

Here’s y’all a little fun fact about our home parish, Tangipahoa!

The word “Tangipahoa”, pronounced tan-gi-pah-hoe-uh, is mostly a Native American word derived from multiple languages in the area, mostly Choctaw and Muskogean. The word translates to mean “corncob people” or ”people of the corn”. This name was given to the area because of the abundance of corn grown in the area. Tangipahoa Parish is still on of the top corn producing parishes in the whole state of Louisiana!

Three icons revived the name, those being the parish, the river and the village of Tangipahoa. Tangi parish is also one of 8 other parishes that were once apart of the West Republic of Florida, which is why the area between the Mississippi and Pearl Rivers is still known as the Florida Parishes!

Another fun fact: The area of tangipahoa was not originally settled by the English! They would come later during the civil war. The area was originally occupied by the Tangipahoa Indians, and would later make way for Italian, Sicilian and French migrants that traveled by train from New Orleans. To this day, you can find many traces of these cultures still living. Some of which being the Independence Sicilian Fest. as well as the Tickfaw Italian Fest. in their respective towns. The French settlers colonized the modern city of Amite. The word “Amite” is derived from the French word “amitié”, pronounced “ah-mit-ay”which means friendship! Combined with the other dialects of the area, we get the word “Amite” pronounced ay-meat!

Pictured below is a painting of the Louisiana Choctaw Indians of the area by Alfred Boisseau.

*we do not own the rights to these images*

04/12/2024

Bon aprés mon ami!
(Boh Ah-preh mon am-EE, good afternoon my friend)

Good Afternoon my friend! It’s time we taught y’all a little history about Louisiana!

Everyone knows that Louisiana played a critical part in the civil war on both the confederacy and union sides, mainly because of the Mississippi River and the Port city of New Orleans. Many of you know about the battle of New Orleans, but have you ever heard of the battle at Fort Bisland?

Ranging from the dates of April 9th until the 14th 1863, a small, fortified area known as Fort Bisland in present day St. Mary Parish along on the Bayou Teche (tee-shh) region was attacked. This fort was under confederate occupation, more specifically the Army of Western Louisiana, led by general Richard Taylor.

The union troops, under the command of Nathaniel Banks, was ordered to coordinate an attack against the confederacy in Port Hudson (near present day Baton Rouge) all while union General Grant moved against Vicksburg. Banks, however would run into issues on his ultimate March through Alexandria towards Baton Rouge, the area surrounding New Orleans was swampy and almost impassable. But his largest obstacle was the Army of West Louisiana. Once banks left New Orleans, he planned to capture the entirety of Taylor’s Army, stationed at Fort Bisland. On the morning of April 13th, Banks sent a division of troops up the Atchafalaya River to intercept a confederate evacuation. The battle lasted nearly half the day. The next morning, April 14th, 1863, the union army advanced on Fort Bisland and found it abandoned. The battle was seen as a resounding union victory.

Banks’ army would be slowed again just a few days later at an area known as Irish Bend, but that’s a story for later!

Fun fact: Bayou Teche was once the Mississippi River! The bayou was the main course of the river until the delta was formed roughly 2,800 to 4,500 years ago! The word “Teche” is also derived from the Chitimacha Indians, this was their word for “snake”. The word was given to the bayou for its many twists and turns, resembling a snake!

Y’all do your own research and let us know what you find!

Image:

https://acadianahistorical.org/files/show/43

04/11/2024

It’s sad to see these things happen so close to home. Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected by the severe weather yesterday!!!

Extensive damage seen along Old Spanish Trail

04/08/2024

Avril huit, deux mille vingt-quatre!
(Ah-vriLL, April)( hu-Wheat, 8)(do-meal vant cot, two thousand and twenty four)

A bayou Solar Eclipse! 🌑☀️

As to be expected in Louisiana, the clouds got in the way 🙄 (but you can barley see it partially covered!)

Y’all be safe out there if you’re traveling to view the eclipse!