Dreyfus House Bed and Breakfast
P.O. Box 868
Livonia, LA 70755
888-757-3120
Rates: $65-$85
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In the 1850's, Cornelius and Rosa Dreyfus Gumble chose a picturesque spot on Bayou Grosse Tete to build their family home and establish their livelihood. Generations of the Dreyfus family lived in this beautiful home and operated the Dreyfus General Store adjacent to the house. Rosa's cousins Theodore and Blondina Dreyfus purchased the house and store. Theo and Blondina raised their children, Rosina, Max, Mabel, Alfred, and Henry in the charming house on the bayou and continued the tradition of South Louisiana hospitality and gracious living that is featured today in the Dreyfus House and Dreyfus Store Restaurant which now occupies the General Store building. The rich heritage represented both in the store and in the family home has been preserved and the public is now invited to enjoy what the Dreyfuses and their customers, friends and visitors have appreciated for over 140 years.

Rooms in the Theodore Dreyfus House are named after Theodore's wife, Blondina, and their 5 children. As we enter through the front door, the Rosina Meeting & Dining Room is immediately to the right in front of the stairs to the second story, straight ahead is the middle foyer and to the left (not shown) is the Mabel Bedroom.

Rosina, Theodore's first child, lived in the house until her marriage to Alphonse Weil in 1914. In 1930, Theodore asked Rosina and Alphonse to return to Livonia to manage the house, store and extensive farm lands that were now part of his holdings. She continued to live at Dreyfus House until her death in 1974. The Rosina Room (left) is a large multi-purpose room, that can be used for meetings, sit-down meals or just open for dancing or standing around and socializing. Notice the hardwood floors, chandelier and small fireplace.

The downstairs front bedroom was used extensively by Mabel, Theodore's second child and is honored with her name. It has a private bath, fireplace, queen size bed, ceiling fan and TV. The fireplace, original to the house except for the gas heater, has extensive carved Oak Wood all around and was the principal source of heat until recent renovations in 1995 added baths in each bedroom and central heat and air.