I am fairly certain is was built for bird watchers. Until this year, there were about 10,000 pairs of breeding birds at the Lake Martin Rookery. This year for some reason the count was only around 1000 pairs of birds. In addition there are Nutria, alligator, turtles, raccoons as well as other animals.

Looks more like one of those deer blinds used on some of those Big Texas ranches for the mega rich sportsmen who want to rough it but also with the comforts of home

Thanks for the responses, Braves... I was very intrigued when I saw it and I figured it had something to do with an eco-centric reason, but just wasn't sure. Too small to throw a house party, but the "roof" would lend itself to a nice jam.

The bird-watching aspect definitely makes sense for this structure. I wonder if the decline in the bird population this year was due to the hurricanes -- or the vanishing coastline of the ragged boot of Louisiana... most likely both. I've talked with a lot of duck hunters that didn't do too well this year, either; so I know they didn't affect the duck population...

This is a great forum -- amazing to find stuff out. It's greatly appreciated by moi. Now, about those accordions...

Rick