Did you know the Rendezvous Restaurant (now Catfish Cabin) was the first area eatery to offer corn dogs back in October 26, 1940? Yep! 80 Years ago today! While trying to figure out when the Rendezvous was established, I found this little gem in the News-Star! If you wanna know, the grand opening was December … Continue reading Corn Dogs Come to Monroe! →

These came into the library by mail Tuesday and I just had to share! They were added to the Digital Database here: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A89 and here: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A88. I apologize for the photo quality below. I took photos with my phone as I went through them. There were three menus from the Rendezvous a couple of them … Continue reading The Rendezvous Restaurant Menu →

This old postcard shows the Rendezvous Restaurant inside and out. It was located at 1400 Louisville Avenue. Most people know it today as Catfish Cabin!