Arnaudville Emergency Cold Storage, Walk-In Cooler and Commercial Refrigeration Trailer for Rent or Lease
Plan a refrigerated trailer or container for your Arnaudville project with Cold Storage Container Rental and Facilities. We help St. Landry Parish hospitals, schools, hotels, food-service operators, and public agencies keep stock at temperature through renovations, power outages, hurricane-season response, and events. Call 888 385-5513 for 24/7 support and emergency deployment coordination, and ask about a mobile kitchen or dishwashing trailer for the same site.
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- Refrigerated trailer pricing
- Starting at $1,295for a 1–6 day rental
- Delivery planning
- Delivery schedule confirmed in your quote
A refrigerated trailer plan for Arnaudville.
Start with refrigerated capacity, then add the kitchen and dishwashing facilities your site in St. Landry Parish needs.
12ft Refrigerated Trailer
A compact refrigerated trailer option for reviewing temporary ingredient or product storage where a smaller placement footprint is a priority. Confirm the required operating temperature and refrigeration package.
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20ft Refrigerated Trailer
A 20ft refrigerated trailer for temporary stock storage, with separate temperature configurations to match the food or goods being held.
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20ft Refrigerated Container
A container-format cold-storage option for projects comparing the placement, handling, and access of a refrigerated container with a trailer-based storage facility.
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24ft Mobile Kitchen
A compact cooking trailer with a convection oven, griddle, six-burner range, sinks, and reach-in cold storage for restaurant renovations and temporary meal service.
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38ft Mobile Kitchen
A 38ft mobile commercial kitchen trailer with a fryer, convection oven, griddle/oven, six-burner range/oven, sinks, and reach-in refrigeration and freezer storage.
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22-26ft Low Temp Dish Trailer
Low-temperature push-through dishwashing trailers in 22ft, 24ft, and 26ft configurations, with a soil tray, scraping table, three-compartment sink, and handwashing sink.
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Review all 5 refrigerated trailer and container sizes for your Arnaudville project, with starting prices by rental length. Select a model for its specifications, photographs, and rental details.
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| Model | Format | Temperature options | Power example | Starting price |
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| 12ft Refrigerated Trailer | Refrigerated trailer | Confirm for the assigned 12ft unit | Confirm the assigned unit’s power requirements | Starting at $1,295 for a 1–6 day rental |
| 20ft Refrigerated Trailer | Refrigerated trailer | Separate 32°F, 15°F, and -5°F configurations; confirm the required unit | 220V, single-phase, 40–60A; verify the offered configuration | Starting at $1,495 for a 1–6 day rental |
| 20ft Refrigerated Container | Refrigerated container | Review the selected container's specification | Confirm the assigned unit’s power requirements | Starting at $2,495 for a 1–6 day rental |
| 40ft Refrigerated Container | Refrigerated container | Confirm for the assigned unit | Confirm the assigned unit’s power requirements | Starting at $3,495 for a 1–6 day rental |
| 40ft Refrigerated Container | Refrigerated container | Confirm for the assigned unit | Confirm the assigned unit’s power requirements | Starting at $3,495 for a 1–6 day rental |
Configuration examples shown. Confirm the assigned unit’s temperature range and connections in your quote. Starting prices by rental length are listed on each model page; delivery, setup, taxes, and availability are confirmed separately.
Well-Control Malfunction Brings a New Year's Water Advisory to Arnaudville
Arnaudville entered 2014 with a water-service problem that reached beyond the tap. A January 1 report said a malfunction in a well's control system had allowed pressure to fall below the required minimum, leading officials to issue a boil-water advisory.
The notice was precautionary while state health officials assessed the situation. For a food business, that kind of interruption can alter washing, preparation, and the timing of service even when electricity remains available. If preparation has to pause, ingredients still need dependable cold storage while the kitchen waits to resume its normal routine.
Officials expected the precautionary advisory could continue until Friday afternoon, leaving residents and businesses to adjust their routines while the water system was checked.
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Former Lumber Building Gives NUNU a New Home in Arnaudville
An old lumber building became the next home of Arnaudville's NUNU Arts and Culture Collective in 2011. The group first used the Singleton Lumber building to stage its Fire and Water Festival, and visitors began asking whether it could become a permanent base.
Founder George Marks arranged to exchange part of the rent for improvements. By October, renovations had been underway for about eight months. The developing culinary collective gave different cooks access to an approved kitchen, with sweet-dough pies, gumbo, and pressed sandwiches among the offerings. Shared kitchen use puts cold storage alongside preparation space in the daily scheduling.
The renovation brought music, visual art, and food into an existing building on Courtableau Road. It also gave cooks a place to sell their work without opening an entire restaurant of their own.
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Compare refrigerated trailer and container prices.
Starting prices by rental length for refrigerated equipment and supporting facilities in Arnaudville. Review the equipment details and project requirements with our team.
| Refrigerated unit | 1–6 days | 8–14 days | 15 days–1 month | More than 3 months |
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| 12ft Refrigerated Trailer ↗ | Starting at $1,295 | Starting at $1,595 | Starting at $1,895 | Starting at $1,995 |
| 20ft Refrigerated Trailer ↗ | Starting at $1,495 | Starting at $1,695 | Starting at $1,995 | Starting at $1,895 |
| 20ft Refrigerated Container ↗ | Starting at $2,495 | Starting at $2,495 | Starting at $2,995 | Starting at $2,995 |
| 40ft Refrigerated Container ↗ | Starting at $3,495 | Starting at $3,495 | Starting at $3,995 | Starting at $3,995 |
Supporting facility starting prices
| Supporting facility | 1–6 days | 8–14 days | 15 days–1 month | More than 3 months |
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| 24ft Mobile Kitchen ↗ | Starting at $4,995 | Starting at $4,995 | Starting at $4,995 | Starting at $4,995 |
| 28ft Mobile Kitchen ↗ | Starting at $4,995 | Starting at $4,995 | Starting at $4,995 | Starting at $4,995 |
| 38ft Mobile Kitchen ↗ | Starting at $7,995 | Starting at $7,995 | Starting at $8,995 | Starting at $7,995 |
| 40ft Mobile Kitchen ↗ | Starting at $7,995 | Starting at $7,995 | Starting at $9,995 | Starting at $7,995 |
| 22-26ft Low Temp Dish Trailer ↗ | Starting at $4,995 | Starting at $4,995 | Starting at $4,995 | Starting at $4,995 |
| 38ft Low Temp Dish Trailer ↗ | Starting at $4,995 | Starting at $4,995 | Starting at $4,995 | Starting at $4,995 |
| 30ft Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer ↗ | Starting at $7,995 | Starting at $7,995 | Starting at $7,995 | Starting at $6,995 |
Starting prices by rental length. Prices, availability, delivery timing, and equipment details are subject to change and will be confirmed in your final quote.
Need help now? Call 888 385-5513 for 24/7 support and current availability.
Étouffée Festival Puts Arnaudville's Cooks at the Center of the Weekend
Arnaudville's 2026 Étouffée Festival schedule put three days of activity on the calendar, beginning with a carnival-only family night on April 23 and continuing with the main festival on Friday and Saturday. Admission and parking were free, and the organizers invited visitors to buy their food and drinks on the grounds.
The hot-food tent depended on volunteer help, while the wider program included an auto show and bingo at Little Flower Auditorium on Pine Street. With batches of food moving toward the serving line, cold storage for perishable ingredients belongs in the same preparation schedule as the cooking itself.
The combination of a community kitchen, carnival rides, and familiar gathering places gave the weekend its distinctly local character. The festival's appeal rested on an Arnaudville tradition that visitors could taste as well as watch.
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Café NUNU Adds a Food Business to Arnaudville's Arts Collective
NUNU Arts and Culture Collective announced a new reason to linger in Arnaudville in early 2026: Café NUNU. Its grand opening was scheduled for February 13, alongside a gallery exhibition exploring Louisiana food and the traditions behind it.
The café's announced offerings included coffee, loose-leaf tea, sandwiches, soups, salads, and baked goods. That mix brings a familiar working-kitchen requirement into an arts venue: cold storage for fresh ingredients has to keep pace with preparation and service. Plans also called for recurring specials and culinary pop-ups featuring local chefs.
The new enterprise extended the collective's role as a gathering place, adding everyday food service to exhibitions, music, and cultural programming. The accompanying Mise en Place exhibition tied the launch to local ingredients and cooking practices, making the café part of the creative program as well as a business addition.
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July Fourth at Leonville Boat Launch Brings Fireworks and Food to Bayou Teche
Leonville’s July 4, 2026 celebration placed the community beside Bayou Teche for an evening of music, food and fireworks. The published program at the boat launch on Mistric Street began music at 6 p.m. and scheduled fireworks for 9 p.m., with free admission.
Creole Culture Day Centered Grand Coteau’s Celebration on Shared Traditions
The fifth Creole Culture Day was scheduled for October 3, 2026, at John Bobb Jr. Park in Grand Coteau. Organizers advertised free admission, a boucherie beginning at 6 a.m. and a broader public program from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Black Pot Cook-Off Supports the Restoration of Historic Sunset High
École Saint-Landry announced its Black Pot Cook-Off for October 25, 2025 at the Sunset Community Center. Proceeds were directed toward renovating historic Sunset High for the French immersion school’s upper elementary students.
Fire and Water Celebration Brings an Unusual Art Program to Arnaudville
Arnaudville's December 3, 2011 Fire and Water Rural Arts Celebration was planned as a day of workshops, music, and public participation at NUNU. The free arts program included jewelry making, blacksmithing, poetry, drumming, and Irish folk dancing at 1510 Bayou Courtableau Highway.
A collaborative mural invited contributions from 2 to 10 p.m., and Cedric Watson was among the announced musicians. Food was also part of the celebration, bringing cold storage into the preparation work alongside the day's more visible performances.
The evening centerpiece was a planned burning of two panels from Jana Napoli's Floodwall installation, made from drawers recovered after Hurricane Katrina. The panels had been displayed at Steeple Vue Gallery before the celebration, connecting Arnaudville's arts gathering with the personal histories and belongings lost in the storm.
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Gustav-Related Tornado Leaves a Short Damage Path Near Arnaudville
Hurricane Gustav's aftermath included an EF1 tornado near Arnaudville on September 3, 2008. The National Weather Service recorded the touchdown at 1:50 p.m. near Louisiana Highway 31, south of Hebert Road. Its path extended roughly half a mile and was about 25 yards wide.
Several large trees fell, and a mobile home lost its roof. The damage illustrates how a relatively narrow storm track can create immediate problems for the people and properties directly in its path. Where storm cleanup disrupts a food business's access or normal equipment, a refrigerated trailer can become part of a temporary operating plan.
The Arnaudville-area tornado was one of several documented during Gustav, adding a brief but damaging strike to the hurricane's effects in Acadiana.
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Plan around the Arnaudville address.
A project in Arnaudville starts with the same practical questions: which functions need to remain available, how the trailer can reach its placement, and how utilities will connect.
- Share the site and storage needs
Send the address, start date, expected rental length, what needs to stay cold, its holding temperature, and the approximate quantity.
- Review the unit and site requirements
We match a refrigerated trailer or container to the product and space, then review power, placement, access, and any mobile kitchen or dishwashing support.
- Confirm the quote and delivery plan
Availability, rental terms, delivery, and setup are confirmed in your quote before the unit is scheduled.
Saint-Luc Plan Revisits the Future of Arnaudville's Former Hospital
The former St. Luke General Hospital in Arnaudville became the focus of a different kind of campus project after Saint-Luc purchased the property in November 2019. The goal was to create a home for French immersion, cultural exchanges, and traditional crafts.
Renovation difficulties and the pandemic complicated that ambition, and a 2023 announcement that the project would end prompted supporters to seek another path. A master plan completed in 2024 revisited how the campus could work. The nonprofit's renovation request identified kitchen repairs and replacement appliances among the outstanding needs; any future food-service layout would also need to account for cold storage alongside preparation space.
The proposal brought classrooms, accommodation, and shared cultural activities into the same discussion. Its significance lay in finding a workable use for a substantial existing building, with the kitchen forming one part of a much larger rehabilitation effort.
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Town Market Fire Disrupts Arnaudville's Arts and Dining Community
Fire destroyed NUNU's Town Market in Arnaudville on July 11, 2010, taking away a place where art exhibitions, live music, and meals had grown together. The market stood near the meeting of highways 31 and 93 and had developed a small restaurant as well as a performance stage.
Roxanne Marks was opening the building for the day when she noticed smoke. By the time owner George Marks arrived, firefighters were already there. If meal service resumes at another site after a kitchen fire, mobile cold storage can become part of the temporary setup.
Support arrived quickly. Upcoming performances moved to other venues, and a fundraising effort called Phoenix Rising helped keep the artists and their work in public view while the community considered what should come next.
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Tornado Near Breaux Bridge on January 10, 2013
NOAA documented a tornado about 0.35 miles south of Breaux Bridge on January 10, 2013, in St. Martin Parish. The local account states, “A tornado touched down on the south side of Breaux Bridge near Molbert Lane.” For a kitchen affected by a service interruption, portable cold storage would be one consideration before normal operations resumed.
Tornado Near Carencro on April 14, 2018
On April 14, 2018, a tornado generated a local storm report about 1.79 miles north of Carencro, in Lafayette Parish. The damage account notes, “This tornado touched down between University Ave. and |Patin Rd, damaging several homes before topling a large advertising |billboard and crossing I-49.” For food operators, any accompanying loss of electricity would bring cold storage into the recovery plan.
Little Big Cup Expansion Makes More Room Along the Bayou
By March 2013, The Little Big Cup had grown from a coffee-shop idea into an Arnaudville restaurant, and another expansion was already taking shape. A large wooden deck was under construction behind the building, creating room for dining beside the bayou.
Owners Kevin Robin and Sanjay Maharaj envisioned more than additional tables. Their plans included open-mic nights, Cajun and zydeco dancing, and an outdoor kitchen for cooking demonstrations. As a restaurant adds dining and preparation space, the capacity of its walk-in coolers belongs in the same planning discussion as seating and the cooking line.
Robin had returned to his hometown after years in New York, bringing restaurant work into a family already associated with Russell's Food Center across the street. The deck project represented a further step in turning a modest coffee stop into a place to spend an evening.
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Fire Damages Bayou Teche Brewing's Kitchen and Gathering Spaces
A fire early on August 25, 2026 damaged the public side of Bayou Teche Brewing in the Arnaudville area, interrupting a business built around food, beer, and live gatherings. President Karlos Knott said the kitchen, dining room, and taproom were affected, while the brewing equipment and production area escaped damage.
The loss also included paintings, carvings, and lamps made by members of the team. Reopening a kitchen after that kind of damage involves more than replacing its visible furnishings; emergency cold storage may become part of the restart if food deliveries resume before permanent refrigeration is available.
By September 1, the owners had completed post-fire inspections and begun clearing debris, but the brewery and Cajun Saucer restaurant remained closed during repairs. The interruption also prompted postponement of the annual German Fest as the family worked through rebuilding arrangements.
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Ches Courville Road Bridge Replacement Scheduled for November
DOTD scheduled a $1.59 million bridge replacement on Ches Courville Road to begin November 2, 2026. The St. Martin Parish site lies one-tenth of a mile south of LA 352, or Henderson Highway.
Tornado Near Port Barre on April 10, 2024
The Port Barre area saw a tornado on April 10, 2024, according to the storm report for St. Landry Parish. The local account states, “A brief tornado touched down along the leading edge of the squall line as it reached LA-103, twisting off large tree…” The practical concern for food premises would be whether walk-in coolers and other essential equipment remained in service.
Flash Flooding Near Cankton on January 9, 2013
On January 9, 2013, flash flooding generated a local storm report about 4.87 miles east-southeast of Cankton, in St. Landry Parish. The local account states, “Heavy rain from training thunderstorms fell on saturated ground causing flash flooding across mainly the western half of Saint Landry Parish.” A commercial kitchen awaiting mobile refrigerated trailers would need an accessible delivery point beyond any blocked or flooded approach.
Arnaudville refrigerated trailer rental FAQs.
How much does a refrigerated trailer rental cost in Arnaudville?
Refrigerated trailer pricing is starting at $1,295 for a 1–6 day rental for the smallest trailer. Every trailer and container has starting prices listed by rental length, from 1–6 days to more than 3 months. Delivery, setup, site work, taxes, and the complete rental term are confirmed in your quote.
When can a refrigerated trailer be delivered to Arnaudville?
Share your Arnaudville address, desired start date, unit size, and access conditions. The team confirms availability and a workable delivery schedule in the quote; this page does not publish a fixed arrival time.
Should I choose a refrigerated trailer or a container?
Compare the stock you need to hold, the required temperature, the placement area, and door access. Trailers and containers are separate formats, and the rental team can review both for your site.
Can a mobile kitchen or dishwashing trailer be added?
Yes. A mobile kitchen trailer and a dishwashing trailer can be reviewed alongside the refrigerated unit when the site also needs cooking or ware washing. Configuration, connections, sanitation requirements, and availability are confirmed for the project.
What should I prepare for my St. Landry Parish site?
Bring the address, placement plan, delivery access details, available power, the goods and holding temperature, dates, and a site contact. Confirm any applicable permit and approval requirements before dispatch.
Keep Arnaudville cold.
Share your site, dates, and storage needs. We’ll review the refrigerated trailer or container and supporting kitchen and dishwashing plan for your Louisiana project.