Houma
Houma rests about an hour southwest of New Orleans, ensconced in Louisiana bayou country, where there are more than 2,500 square miles of swamps and bayous. Houma event venues range between genteel plantation house and a rough, 18th-century trapper’s cabin. An exuberant excursion into the area’s abundance of top-notch, off-shore fishing locations can flow into a foray into the dense, fascinating corners of the swamp, where there are entire farms devoted to alligators. And woven through it all is the rich Cajun culture and cuisine, which can be absorbed in every small town any time and with great energy for two weeks each February/March when Houma stages an authentic Cajun Mardi Gras. While Houma-Terrebonne Airport services chartered flights and private jets, the nearest major airport is Louis Armstrong International in New Orleans, which is 44 miles from Houma and served by most major airlines. Chief among meeting venues, Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center offers a main arena with fixed retractable seating that can accommodate 3,200 people, with additional floor chairs expanding that number to 4,500. Th…
Houma