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About Us
A Road
Side Peddler's Dream
The year was 1982. Kathi Kocik Bonamici,
from Chicago, and her three young daughters, through an act of
unexpected fate (or as fate would have it), found themselves in the
coastal community of Lake Charles, Louisiana. With very little money, no
friends or family in the area, and a strong "will" for survival, Kathi
soon became "Kathi, the shrimp lady" - a household synonym known for her
bubbling personality, honesty, hard work and a very deep love for all
human beings. Her strong desire to deliver the freshest shrimp possible
at a very reasonable price quickly gained her the respect of the
consumer and the fisherman alike. With her brother Billy Bonamici's
help, her business grew to the point where they needed a shrimp dock and
buying plant to supply the demand.
 Napoleonic laws and "restrictions"
plagued the growing business and eventually landed her before the
Supreme Court. To the delight of all her new friends, customers, and
most of her " business acquaintances" she beat it! With the help of
her brother and daughters, who's leadership and
direction a new phenomenon to Cajun country sprang up from the seafood
market industry - Steamboat Bill's Cajun Seafood Restaurants with 2 Lake
Charles, LA locations. After being voted #
1 again, we realize that our customers are the ones who made us #
1.
THANK YOU... for your continued support
throughout the years. Most of Lake Charles saw us when we started
peddling shrimp on the side of the road, and our move to shrimp boats
and a shrimp dock in Hackberry and our tiny little place on Highway 14
that burned down. But from that tragedy is what turned into two
restaurants now in Lake Charles.
We would like to thank God for this blessing
& thank all of our customers that have turned into our extended family
after supporting us for 20 years.
Thank you sincerely,
The Steamboat Bills Family
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