As many things do, Caribbean Ice grew from somewhat of a “need” – cooling off from the hot South Louisiana sun…

The summer of 2001 was approaching and my husband, Skip, and I had the idea of cooling off the neighborhood with an old fashioned snowball stand. The green space was available, a small building was built and a short trip to New Orleans to Snowizard on River Road was taken - shaved ice and 70 flavors began our story. Snowballs, homemade ice cream, and concession food were all that was served in May of 2001 from our little red building on the outskirts of town. It was a busy summer helping the community to “stay cool”. Then the winter came and everyone that came for cool treats was gone.