History

French trained architects Arsène Lacarrière Latour and Jean Hyacinth
Laclotte erected the Fouche house around 1810. Originally designed for
Julie Bonne Fouche, a free woman of color, the house has
undergone several transformations through the centuries.

The Fouche house’s first 150 years saw a series of families calling it home.
For 75 years the Pareti family acted as stewards to the Fouche House until
in 1964 Marie Louise Pareti saw potential in the residence as a mixed
commercial and residential space. By this time the home had fallen into
a massive state of disrepair. It would take some time to restore its former
glory and bring it to a usable state.

Once the old floorboards and falling plaster were restored, the Fouche
house was given a second life with commercial real estate on the ground
and residence above. The Fouche House has been occupied by Garden
Patio Restaurant, McConnel’s King of Corn, House of
Horrors Wax Museum, Jester’s Daiquiris, and now Creole Cuisine
Restaurant Concepts will call it Rex House Kitchen and Courtyard.