Entry No. 26 — the New Orleans file — filed under: art-immersive

Chauvin Sculpture Garden

An outsider-art environment on the bayou where former bricklayer Kenny Hill, working alone from 1990 until he abandoned the site in 2000, built about 100 concrete figures: angels, cowboys, maidens, and self-portraits. They crowd a winding path between platforms, clustered around a 45-foot brick lighthouse whose sides are studded with sculpted men. Saturated with his private religious vision, the site was rescued and restored by the Kohler Foundation; Nicholls State University now keeps it free and open to the public.

The move: Make the bayou drive south, walk the winding path together, and try to read Kenny Hill's hidden personal story in the angels and climbing figures.

📍 Before you go Roughly 75 miles southwest of New Orleans deep in bayou country; free, open daytime, outdoors.

• 📍 Chauvin (Bayou Petit Caillou)
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 5337 Bayouside Dr, Chauvin, LA 70344

Hours: Added 2026-06-22 — confirm current hours before you go.

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last checked: 2026-06-22