Morganza in Pointe Coupée Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Former Site of Melancon's Cafe

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 30, 2018

1. Former Site of Melancon's Cafe Marker

Inscription.
Former Site of Melancon's Cafe
1968 filming of the movie Easy Rider
Featuring: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson.
Local stars: Buddy Causey, Jr., Blaze Dawson,
Cynthia Grezaffi, P.J. Guedry, Jr., Ann Hebert,
Mary Kay Hebert, Arnold Hess, Jr., Duffy Lafont,
Rose LeBlanc, Colette Purpera, Susie Ramagos,
Hayward Robillard.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.

Location. 30° 44.281′ N, 91° 35.61′ W. Marker is in Morganza, Louisiana, in Pointe Coupée Parish. It is on State Highway 1 north of East Tircuit Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morganza LA 70759, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Acadiana — Cajun Country

and in Greater Baton Rouge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

Acadia,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Bayou Fordoche (approx. 4.7 miles away); Mississippi River (approx. 5.2 miles away); John Archer Lejeune (approx. 5.9 miles away); Old Hickory (approx. 6 miles away); William Bartram Trail (approx. 6.4 miles away); Randall Oak (approx. 8.4 miles away); False River (approx. 9.6 miles away); Julien Poydras (approx. 9.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morganza.

Also see . . .
1. At Last, a Monument for Easy Rider. New Orleans website entry:
Morganza comes to terms with the movie that made it a countercultural landmark. Picture of Melancon’s Café in Morganza. (Submitted on March 22, 2019, by Kenneth Ramagost of Louisiana, USA.)

2. Hollywood on the Bayou, Easy Rider - 1969. YOUTube showing inside Melancon's Cafe. 1:45 minutes into the video. (Submitted on March 22, 2019, by Kenneth Ramagost of Louisiana, USA.)

3. 'Easy Rider': A Statement on Film.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 30, 2018

2. Former Site of Melancon's Cafe Marker

Statement date July 15, 1969 also Venutians are from Venus. (Submitted on March 22, 2019, by Kenneth Ramagost of Louisiana, USA.)

4. Easy Rider Ending. YOUTUBE shooting of Billy (Dennis Hopper) and Wyatt(Peter Fonda) (Submitted on March 22, 2019, by Kenneth Ramagost of Louisiana, USA.)

Approximate location of shootings at end of Easy Rider. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kenneth Ramagost

3. Approximate location of shootings at end of Easy Rider.

Melancon's Cafe shoot image. Click for full size.

via New Orleans, 1968

4. Melancon's Cafe shoot

Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,691 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2018. 3. submitted on March 22, 2019, by Kenneth Ramagost of Louisiana, USA. 4. submitted on April 2, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.