Mother-in-Law Lounge

The Mother-in-Law Lounge is a live music venue, pub and a shrine in New Orleans, Louisiana dedicated to the memory of rhythm and blues singer, Ernie K-Doe.

It is at the downtown river corner of Claiborne Avenue and Columbus Street in the 7th Ward of New Orleans.

The lounge was originally opened by Ernie K-Doe in 1994, and it has become a historical icon in the local community.

With the help of the Hands on Network and Chet Haines, the lounge reopened its doors on 29 August 2006, on the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

In 2011, local musician Kermit Ruffins agreed to lease the site, and it reopened on January 20, 2014.