Le Petit Cajun is a tea room and boutique in Grand Coteau, Louisiana that is also open to rent for events. With enough space to comfortably host 40 people, this tea room is perfect for bridal showers, baby showers, birthday parties, and curated events such as Mommy & Me’s and etiquette classes.
Welcome to Le Petit Cajun a tea room and boutique located in Grand Coteau, Louisiana where you can enjoy delicious sandwiches, quiches, or desserts with a relaxing cup of tea or specialty coffee. Try their Eggs Benedict or spinach and artichoke quiches with a slice of pie and a caramel macchiato, or a Caprese salad with a cup of spring cherry tea all while you take in local art.
Enjoy your tea by the cup or pot with these flavors: chamomile lemon, Earl Grey, honey mango, Irish, spring cherry, or vanilla almond.
Le Petit Cajun is a tea shop and boutique in Grand Coteau, Louisiana that showcases the work of local artists while providing a space for people to meet, eat, and shop in a tranquil atmosphere. You can find jewelry, paintings, religious gifts, oyster art, quilted goods, and special-made monogram items here.
With premium teas and handcrafted goods, it’s a relaxing gathering spot for those who appreciate the finer things.
Centrally located in historic Grand Coteau, this retro train motel offers four separate lodging spaces, including a train car and caboose. Each space has a private bathroom and a custom, stocked kitchen. The Train Wreck Inn is within easy walking distance to all of the small town’s favorite stops: Hive Market for coffee and treats, Brent’s Big Hill Cafe, antique shops, and the holy grounds. With interiors inspired by filmmaker Wes Anderson and a midcentury / Midwestern twist, the colorful world within the Train Wreck Inn creates the perfect set for your next getaway or gathering.
Ici on parle français. French is spoken here.
House-made pecan milk latte? Sweet potato cinnamon roll & cream cheese icing? Brownie batter snowball stuffed with vanilla ice cream? These are just a few of the sweet treats that you can find in Grand Coteau, Louisiana at the Hive Market. This laid-back cafe prides itself on using local, farm-fresh ingredients.
It is your destination to grab Louisiana-themed gifts and goods, French Truck Coffee, and New Orleans Sno-balls. French Truck Coffee is a decade-old coffee roaster with locations in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Memphis.
B Sweet Bakery in Grand Coteau is your destination for fresh-baked sweet treats including wedding cakes, pies, cookies, brownies, and puddings. The experienced bakers at B Sweet Bakery are committed to putting forward excellent pastries to satisfy any palate or event. During Mardi Gras season, check out their king cakes.
Lafayette to Chretien Point Plantation Loop Tour
This 40-mile tour has a plantation, bayou views, and local artists. While no longer open to the public, the Chretien Point Plantation remains a historic landmark in St. Landry Parish and this bike trail will take you right past the sprawling estate and reportedly haunted site of a Civil War battle. Traveling this trail will also bring you through Grand Coteau and the Academy of the Sacred Heart. This historic school was founded in 1821 and is the site of the miraculous cure by St. John Berchmans of the terminally ill novice, Mary Wilson. It stands as the only Vatican-recognized miracle in North America and is featured on our Spiritual Trail as well.
Grand Coteau is a picturesque community with many other culturally and architecturally significant structures. Along the way, you can also visit the Church of St. Charles Borromeo. To the rear of the church is a cemetery filled with many old and interesting gravesites that reflect architectural styles ranging from Greek revival to Renaissance revival and Egyptian motifs of the 1870s and ‘80s.
Start: Acadiana park on Alexander Street in North Lafayette, the Acadiana Park parking lot.
0.8 Right on Louisiana Avenue.
2.2 Right on Pont de Mouton. Take an immediate left on LaJaunie Road.
4.2 Left on Gloria Switch Road.
5.5 Right on Wilderness Trail.
6.3 Bayou Wilderness Campground & Store. Good stop for drinks and snacks.
6.7 Left on Beau Bassin. Cross bayou and turn right at T.
8.6 Left on Catholique–at dead end sign.
9.8 Right on St. Esprit at T. 11.2 Right at T and stop sign on Hwy. 726.
11.6 Straight ahead on Kidder at Y.
12.5 Left on Brasseaux.
13.8 Right on I-49 Frontage Road.
14.1 Left on Hwy.182. Go under I-49. 14.4 Right on Frontage Road.
15.8 Left on Begnaud Road (near nursery). 17.4 Left at T.
19.1 Right on Hwy. 356.
19.2 Right on Chretien Point Road.
20.3 Chretien Point Plantation.
Start: Chretien Point Plantation to The Academy of The Sacred Heart. Left out of the gate at Chretien Point Plantation.
1.8 Right on Robert Daily Road.
3.1 Left on Sunset Strip (Hwy. 93).
3.5 Right on Hwy. 182 and Hwy. 93 in Sunset.
4.1 Left on Hwy. 93.
5.4 Left on Church Street (Hwy. 93) at the traffic light in Grand Coteau.
6.5 Academy of the Sacred Heart. Retrace your route back into Grand Coteau & continue on to Lafayette.
Start: Grand Coteau to Lafayette, at the traffic light in Grand Coteau. Left on Hwy. 93 East
0.1 Kitchen Shop.
4.5 Right on Bayou Fuselier road (EASILY MISSED!).
8.6 Left on Hwy. 726.
9.8 Right on Wilderness Trail—just after the bridge.
13.8 Bayou Wilderness Campground & Store.
14.5 Left at stop sign on Gloria Switch road.
16.0 Right on La Jaunie Road.
17.8 Right on Pont de Mouton. Cross bayou then turn left on Louisiana Ave. and go under I-10.
19.4 Left on Alexander
20.2 Acadiana Park.
Washington to Eunice to Sunset
Ride through the history of Cajun music on this route that takes you along the Cajun Prairie. Leave the sprawling live oaks and historic homes of Washington and move on to rice fields and crawfish farms as you make your way to Mamou and Eunice. You can pass by Fred’s Lounge in Mamou which has been a hub of Cajun music since 1948.
Near Eunice, consider a stop at the Savoy Music Center, home of well-known musician and accordion-maker Marc Savoy. Nice country roads will be your route back through rice fields until you reach the town of Branch when you will return to sugar cane territory. The only place for food and drink between Eunice and Sunset is a Chevron Station in Branch at the junction of Highways 35 and 365.
Sunset is the Rubboard Capital of the World made so by the largest rubboard in the world marking the town as well as being the base of operations for renowned rubboard maker, Tee Don Landry. Call ahead and you’ll be able to tour his key of Z frottoirs that are so popular in zydeco music.
Start: Washington Tourist Information Center on Main Street.
WASHINGTON to MAMOU and Fred’s Lounge:
Take Hwy. 103 West out of Washington.
0.4 Magnolia Ridge Plantation.
2.2 Arlington Antebellum Home.
6.8 Straight ahead on Hwy. 363.
6.9 Grand Prairie
7.2 Left onto Hwy. 748 at graveyard and church.
11.4 Straight ahead on Hwy. 748 at the junction with Hwy. 1169.
12.9 Junction with Hwy. 167 and Hwy. 10. Straight ahead on LeBois D’Arch Road. Do Not Turn on Hwy. 167 & 10.
14.3 Left at T and stop sign on Bellaire Cove Road.
16.4 Right on Lance De Cavalier Road (EASILY MISSED!). Brick house on right. Street sign with name of road was missing at the time of this writing.
20.4 Right at T onto Hwy.104 (Prairie Ronde Road near the Olivier Store).
22.8 Right at T and stop sign on Hwy. 104 & Hwy. 29.
23.1 Left on Hwy. 104. Follow the sign to Mamou.
31.0 Left at four-way stop and caution light on Sixth Street.
31.7 FRED’S LOUNGE ON THE LEFT.
MAMOU TO EUNICE:
Fred’s Lounge. Go left or south on Hwy. 104.
0.3 Left on Hwy. 95 at T and stop sign toward Chataigner.
3.8 Left on Hwy. 95 at T and stop sign.
8.9 In Chataignier, go right on Hwy. 29 to Eunice.
16.3 Left on Hwy. 13 at stop sign and caution light.
17.0 At the traffic light, cross Hwy. 190 and continue straight ahead.
Start: Cajun Music Hall of Fame
Right at T onto C.C. Duson Street.
0.4 Right on Hwy. 91 South.
0.9 Left on Hwy. 755 Spur (College Street).
1.4 Right on Hwy. 755 (by the Cemetery).
1.8 Left at T and stop on Hwy. 755 (LSUE Street).
6.4 Straight ahead on Hwy. 368 East & Hwy. 370.
9.4 Right on Hwy. 370 (Frey Cove Road) at T.
9.9 Straight ahead on Hwy. 370 West (McCain Road).
12.9 Left on Hwy. 365 East.
14.9 Straight ahead on Shultz Road at junction with Hwy. 13.
15.9 Straight ahead on PR1109.
16.4 Left on Hwy.1109.
17.4 Right on Hwy. 365 (Branch Highway) at T and stop sign.
23.9 In Branch, at the junction with Hwy. 35, continue straight ahead on Hwy. 365 (Branch Highway). Chevron Station & Deli will be on your left.
28.4 Right at T and stop sign on Hwy. 95 & Hwy. 365. Then immediately turn left on Hwy. 365 (Choppy’s Road).
29.6 Left at T on Mary Alice Road
31.5 Right on Hwy. 356 (Peach Bloom Highway)
33.7 Left on Hwy. 356 in Bristol.
35.8 Left on Chretien Point Road (EASILY MISSED!).
36.8 Chretien Point Plantation.
38.6 At yield sign, continue straight ahead. Turn right at stop sign.
38.8 Right on Highway 182 into Sunset.
40.4 Sunset Town Hall on left. Bed & Breakfast available in Sunset and Grand Coteau. Historical attractions and a good restaurant are located in Grand Coteau.
Washington to Breaux Bridge
This 40-mile journey will take you through Opelousas, Sunset, and Grand Coteau along the route from Washington all the way south to Breaux Bridge. Washington was a thriving steamboat town in its heyday and today is home to the Steamboat Warehouse Restaurant and a plethora of historic homes. You can grab a map at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center that marks some particularly notable locations including haunted locales and antique shopping opportunities.
Opelousas is known as the “Zydeco Capital of the World” and is the home of pioneers of the genre including Amédé Ardoin and Clifton Chenier. You’ll pass by plenty of art downtown denoting its musical history. While in Opelousas you can stop by Yam Country Pies on Grolee street. This family-run business is the destination for sweet dough pies in the area. You can let their spicy tea cakes or sweet cream-filled pies fuel the next leg of your journey.
In Breaux Bridge, you will arrive at the “crawfish capital of the world,” which celebrates the famous crustacean every May with the Crawfish Festival. Stop for a meal and maybe a Cajun two-step in one of the local dance halls.
Start: Washington Tourist Information Center on Main Street. Take Hwy.103 East (St. Landry Veteran’s Memorial Highway) out of Washington.
0.7 Go under Interstate 49.
1.5 Right on Hwy.743.
3.9 Right on Hwy. 744. Easily missed!
4.2 Left on Bay Ridge Road (small country road).
5.0 Left at T and Stop on Frontage Road (following I 49).
7.6 Right at T and Stop. Go under I 49. You will be on East Prudhomme in Opelousas.
8.5 Left on Tunica Street at 4-Way Stop. Tunica changes name to Wallior.
9.1 Right on Grolee.
9.4 Lombard Street. Tony Chachere Seasonings Factory will be to the right on Lombard. Call ahead at 337-948-4691 if you would like a tour of the factory.
Note: At the intersection of Grolee and Main Street, you can walk your bike 1/2 block to the Opelousas Museum on Main Street. At this museum, you can learn the history of Zydeco Music as well as the history of Opelousas.
9.5 Continue on Grolee to reach Market Street.
9.8 Left on Market Street.
10.0 Corner of Landry and Market Street. In this area has Back in Time and Java Square, two cafés with excellent food and great coffee. You also have some shopping options available with Wildchild Essentials.
10.0 Continue on Market Street to leave Opelousas.
10.8 Left on Bertheaud Ave.
11.0 Right on Union Street (Hwy. 182). There will be moderate traffic on this stretch of road in Opelousas, but there is a shoulder. And the traffic will lessen as you leave the city.
19.7 Hwy. 95. You can take this road to reach Chretien Point Plantation. You are now in the town of Sunset.
20.1 Budd Street. La Caboose Gift Shop on Bud Street. Get ready for a left-hand turn.
20.2 Left on Hwy. 93
20.9 Grand Coteau. Follow Hwy. 93 through Grand Coteau.
21.4 Traffic light at the intersection of Hwy.93 and Church Street. To visit the Academy of the Sacred Heart, turn left on Church Street.
22.0 Continue on Hwy.93 East toward Arnaudville.
26.1 Right on Bayou Fuselier Road. Easily missed!
30.2 Left on Hwy. 726.
31.4 Right on Wilderness Trail.
35.4 Bayou Wilderness Campground and Store.
35.4 Left on St. Clair at Y.
37.2 Right at T and Stop on Hwy. 354.
39.6 Straight ahead on Hebert Road. Do not follow 354 to the right!
41.0 Right on N. Berard Street (Hwy.31).
41.5 Junction of Hwy. 94 and Hwy. 31. Continue straight on Hwy.31 to reach downtown Breaux Bridge.
42.4 Left on Bridge Street at traffic light.
42.6 Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center in Breaux Bridge.
As you visit the communities along the Zydeco-Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway, you can still hear Cajun and Creole French spoken in shops and on the street, take delight in our famous cuisine, and dance to rhythms that run through our very life.
A visit to the Jean Lafitte Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice can provide a rich education into our folklore and folkways. Along the byway, you will find architecture ranging from quaint Acadian cottages to gracious antebellum mansions. Sportsmen and photographers alike will relish the unforgettable experience of visiting the Atchafalaya Basin, one of America’s last great wilderness wetlands. Campers and fishermen will find delightful diversion at Chicot, Louisiana’s largest and most popular state park located in Evangeline Parish.
The heart of the Cajun Prairie, Acadia Parish, has some of the most beautiful surroundings imaginable; catch a glimpse of wildlife as they migrate along a recognized fly-way, fields of golden rice, the world’s oldest grain, crawfish fields, and the many museums and attractions that highlight the culture and heritage of this Louisiana paradise.
Bayous shaded by moss-draped oaks, flooded rice fields glistening in the sun, and prairies ablaze with wildflowers create a feast for the eye.
At Grand Coteau, a shrine to St. John Berchmans commemorates the only miracle in North America verified by the Vatican and it gives testimony to the abiding faith of this area’s people.
All this and more can be found along the byway. Check out accommodations here.
Located inside of Brent’s Catering in Grand Coteau, Big Hill Café brings Cajun flare to delicious breakfast items. Whether it is sweet, sugar-dusted beignets or their savory Coteau Hash with Cajun potatoes, ham, sausage, onions, peppers and cheese topped with fried eggs, you’ll find an amazing breakfast experience here. Breakfast ends at 10:30am, but the good food doesn’t. From 10:30am-2pm, lunch will be served. Don’t worry, you’ll still be able to order locally roasted coffee from Rêve. Try it with their Exit 11 Sandwich: fried boudin, egg, cheese, bacon, dressed with lettuce, tomato, and mayo.
Le Petit Musée is a museum dedicated to the history of the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. In 1821, Saint Philippine Duchesne sent Sisters Eugenie Audé and Mary Layton to Grand Coteau to begin a school for young girls. Beginning in an unfurnished house on land donated to the religious order by Mary Sentee Smith, the school opened in October with just five students. Through hardships, natural disasters, disease and civil war, the school has persevered, grown and flourished. Explore artifacts, letters, and photographs that tell the story of the pioneering spirit of the foundresses and early life at the Academy. Learn about the enslaved persons who created the bricks, constructed the buildings, and worked alongside the sisters to make the Academy of the Sacred Heart what it is today.
While on campus, visit the Shrine of Saint John Berchmans, the site of the 1866 miraculous cure of a Religious of the Sacred Heart.
