Moving Right Along... Framing First Up First - Framing! This lays out the floor plan for the separate spaces: Meeting Room Event Venue Museum Kitchen Restrooms and Coffee Bar all while maintaining the original features of exterior doors, walls and windows. Framing in the Museum Space Love the smell of work in progress! Plumbing Next Now that basic framing is in place, new plumbing is being installed throughout the building. Limited plumbing was in place previously; that has b

From Olives to Overalls Early Times The Caire Stores have stood along the Mississippi River's edge as both a welcome stop for travelers and a vital resource for the community. In a time when the river served as a primary highway, those passing could stop for supplies, likely on their journey to or from New Orleans. Local families relied on the stores as an essential part of daily life. The renovation and rebuilding process is uncovering incredible pieces of history! Including

Moving Forward The Title says it All The Caire's Landing Foundation has been busy behind the scenes, laying the groundwork to move forward with renovations to the Wood Store. After more than a year of Owner, Contractor, Architect and Engineers Input Planning Discussions Revisions and subsequent submission of all necessary details to the St. John the Baptist Parish Permitting Office and the South Central Planning and Development Commission: We have approval of our Permit for

Our progress in bringing the vision for the future of Caire Stores to life is possible due to the knowledgeable and resourceful team of professionals that we've put together. We appreciate the hard work and dedication of: James Gros, Jr., Contractor Improvements, LLC Margaret Civella, Website Development and Marketing www.margaretcivella.com Mike Ballard , Architect www.ineedanarchitect.com Arthur Malbroue, Project Engineer www.MalbroueConsulting.com Michael Sch

Treasure Restored for Posterity Along with the Caire Stores, Derrick and I also purchased the family home on the adjacent property. This home was passed from Etienne "E.J." and Laura (Hymel) Caire to their children and then grandchildren. As we clear clutter and sort treasures, occasionally a specific piece catches our attention. Among these, early in our process of sorting through the items in the house, is a painting of Jean Baptiste Caire, the first of my Caire family to t

The front porch, as anticipated, had significant aging damage to some of the sills and joists underneath. Once the foundational and...

Exciting things are happening! With approval by the St. John the Baptist Parish Historic District Commission, plans are moving forward to...

My Contractor Jimmy laughs, because I have a tendency to call Demolition "Destruction" - it fits, does it not? The tearing apart to make...