Louisiana’s First Cat Cafe Opening This Fall

Houma, Louisiana (KMDL-FM) - Cat Cafes are a global phenomenon. They provide a cozy, pet-friendly environment where customers can enjoy coffee, tea, snacks, or even full meals, while spending time with cats.

There are currently over 280 cat cafés across the United States, and now there's about to be one more.

This Fall, Houma, Louisiana will be home to the State's very first Cat Cafe.

What Is A Cat Cafe?

Cat Cafes are basically just a laid-back, fun place for cat lovers to hang out with cats.

Visitors pay a small fee hourly or per visit to enter a cat lounge.

Most cafés have separate areas to comply with health codes, so drinks and snacks are prepared away from the cat room.

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Many feature rescue cats available for adoption, and the Cat Cafe in Louisiana will offer adoption as well.

Some Cat Cafes also offer special events like Yoga with cats, painting nights, and kitty-themed birthdays are common.

Louisiana's Second Chance Cat Café

In Fall of 2025, Louisiana will get it's very first Cat Cafe, the Second Chance Cat Café, in Houma, Louisiana.

From houmatimes.com -

At Houma’s new Second Chance Cat Café, cat adoption will be the centerpiece of their mission as they partner with local animal shelters to find cats their forever home.

The local shelter will provide cats who are fit to be around people and fully vaccinated, as well as educational supplies and information on adoption.

The Second Chance Cafe will be located at 411 Corporate Drive in Houma, Louisiana.

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In addition to being a great place to meet up with cats and adopt them, the Second Chance Cat Cafe will offer private sessions to interact and play with the cats, card games, board games, weekly themed game and movie nights.

You can find out more at secondchancecatcafe.com.