Barbe Property - Additional Utilization Considerations and Entrepenurial Opportunities

Culinary Center:

Include an Exhibition Kitchen in the Culinary Center to capitalize on the highly successful Culinary Arts program at SOWELA and the popularity of local and regional Celebrity Chefs by offering demonstration classes
Host functions for aspiring chefs (personal and professional), including contests.
Utilize green area for pop-up food tents
Buid a food hall

Vacation Cottages or Condos/Event Center or Culinary Centerr:

Collaborate with others to offer various "in residence" programs for artists, photographers, writers, chefs teachers, nutrition/wellness, business leaders, and more

Boating:

Include houseboats for rent with guest able to select from multiple on-site docking areas or suggested scenic spots on connecting lakes, bayous, and rivers
Initiate or be a part of a water taxi service location that would connect property owners and renters in Contraband Pointe, locals, and guests at the nearby 3,300 hote rooms with L'auberge, Golden Nugget, and Horeshoe Bay (Westlake) Casinos, Port Wonder, Crying Eagle, the only white sand insland beach between Texas and Florida, the Civic Center, Historical Downtown Lake Charles,Casinos, Shucks, Prien Lake Park and other locations.
Offer customized tours that include
- the East and West fork of the Calcasieu River
- the beautiful homes on Prien Lake, Shell Beach Drive and Contraband Bayou

Fishing Camps:

There are a vareity of locations for rentals oriented to provide an ideal setting for individual and group classes. The conceptual rendering proposes cottages arund a detention pond stocked with fish, an ideal setting for those new to casting or needing to sharpen their skills.
Fishing tournaments
Provide a skilled fishing staff offering group and private lessons for all ages.
Involve local fishing charter captains to introduce our waterways and for planning river and gulf charters

Besides the ventures mentioned above, the entrepreneurial opportunities in Contraband Pointe North are tremendous:

"F" after the name indicates that the link leads to franchise information. Otherwise, the link leads to a non-franchise entity provided as an example:

Bars and Sportsbars:

A few Dog Friendly Bars and Restaurants across the country.

Boozehound Bar (Florida)
Boozehound Bar and Bites (Palm Springs)

There's a Reason for the Success of the Tourism Industry in Lake Charles and SW Louisiana!

Contraband Pointe North is poised to contribute to this important sector.

Additional Utilization Considerations and Entrepenurial Opportunities

CVB FACTS, FIGURES, & FEATURES

REVENUE GENERATION: Tourism revenue for Southwest Louisiana in 2023 surpassed $500 million, driven by expenditures on accommodations, dining, entertainment, and shopping.

MEETING NUMBERS: At the April, 2024 Global Meetings Industry Day hosted in Lake Charles, VLC reported hosting 173 meetings in 2023, generating an estimated economic impact of a staggering 35 million in revenue from those meetings alone to the region!