Cultural Arts

The City of Mandeville recognizes the importance of art and culture in our community.  Every city has a personality that reflects its history, heritage, diversity, quality of life, values, needs, and dreams of its residents.  Many things contribute to how people experience their community, but one thing is essential in shaping a city’s personality – and that is how people see, feel, and connect with its cultural life.

The Department of Cultural Development's aim is to increase community, visitor and business participation in arts and cultural endeavors by entertaining, educating, and energizing residents and visitors through the celebration of the arts. We invite you to Experience Mandeville!

The city of Mandeville is the home and proud owner of the oldest jazz and social hall in the country.  It is the crown jewel of our cultural landscape. Built in 1895,  the Dew Drop was home of the 1885-founded mutual assistance/social organization, "The Dew Drop Social and Benevolent No.2 of Mandeville." It served as a meeting hall and as the venue for dances. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It was deemed significant "as a major center of social life for African-Americans in the Mandeville area. It is also of significance within southern Louisiana as a rare surviving African-American benevolent association hall."  Additional historical information on the Dew Drop can be found here.  With concert series in both the spring and fall, be sure to check out the Dew Drop Jazz & Social Hall at 430 Lamarque Street.