Holly Beach, unincorporated community in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States
Holly Beach is an unincorporated community on the Gulf of Mexico coast in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. It sits along a wide sandy shore lined with stilt houses, where people come to walk the beach, collect shells, and fish from the water's edge.
Holly Beach appeared on official maps only in the late 1940s, though local fishermen and coastal families had known the spot long before that. Major storms, including Hurricane Audrey in 1957 and Hurricane Rita in 2005, flattened much of the community, but residents returned and rebuilt each time.
Holly Beach is nicknamed the Cajun Riviera by locals, a name that reflects the laid-back coastal character of the place. The stilt houses that line the shore are called camps by residents, a term that says a lot about how people here treat the beach as a personal retreat rather than a permanent address.
Holly Beach is reached by driving along Louisiana Highway 82, west of Cameron, and a car is the most practical way to get there. Services in the area are very limited, so it is a good idea to bring water, food, and supplies before arriving.
A 1991 swamp pop song called 'Holly Beach - Under the Boardwalk' pokes fun at the fact that there is no actual boardwalk here, swapping it out for seaweed in the lyrics. Swamp pop mixes rhythm and blues with Louisiana sounds and still has a following across the region.
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