VENDORS, COSPLAYERS, AND GUESTS

  THRIFT PAPI RETRO GAMES

Thrift Papi offers an excellent selection of video games, retro toys, and much more! He will be accepting trade-ins at the event!

YELLOW ROSE RETRO

Yellow Rose Retro is a traveling video game vendor from the heart of Texas. They carry a variety of genres of multi-platform consoles and video games, as well as import TCG and other tabletop gaming supplies! THIS VENDOR ACCEPTS TRADE-INS!

DAVE'S GAMING GALAXY

Dave's Gaming Galaxy is a travelling video game pop-up store that attends multiple conventions, swap meets and trade fairs throughout the year in Louisiana and Mississippi. This vendor will be accepting TRADE-INS!

DIBBZ

Dibbz is a local video game LAN café in the heart of Metairie, LA. They will be offering their resurfacing skills at our convention for those that would like their games fixed. The professional repair service will only be $5 per disk. PLEASE NOTE that they can ONLY repair disk-based games and NOT retro cartridges.

ERIC'S TOY EMPORIUM

Eric's Toy Emporium is our FIRST-EVER vendor from the Noble, Oklahoma area! ETE specializes in all things video games, Funko POP! figures, trading cards, retro toys, and much more!

PREMIERE VIDEO GAME XTREME

Owner Mr. Kevin P. runs a retro video game shop out of Pocahantas, AR. His business also has vended at several trade shows and conventions within his area. PV Game Xtreme will be offering a huge selection of video games, toys, comic books, trading cards, and much more! 

GBS VIDEO GAMES & COLLECTIBLES

GBS (also known as GameBoySwag) Video Games & Collectibles is one of our longest-running vendors, with this being their third show with us. Owner Sean Servay is a major collector and fan of video games, and always has great products at excellent prices.

    LOTUS 314

Lotus 314 is a husband and wife-ran small business that originally started out as an eBay online reselling store. They will have lots of video games, toys, comic books, trading cards, plushies, collectibles, and much more! 

FIREHOUSE FINDS

Firehouse Finds is ran by Grey N, a local of Raceland, LA. He is another returning vendor from our January convention. Based primarily out of Prairieville, Firehouse Finds is a video game and toy collector, with a portion of any sales going towards different fire-related charities. They will be selling video games from across the ages, toys, and even some art!

VALOR'S VIDEO GAMES

Valor's Video Games will have video games ranging from just a few dollars, to highly sought games over $100+. This vendor will be accepting trade-ins at the event!

DEEP FRIED COLLECTIBLES

Deep Fried Collectibles offers a great variety of video games, trading cards, and of course, COLLECTIBLES! DFC also does accept trade-ins, so be sure to bring in some goodies for him to look at!

DIGITAL ODDITIES AND CURIOSITIES

D.O.C. has an excellent selection of retro to modern video games at their disposal for sale. "All sales are out of my personal collection" says the owner, Amelie.

OTIS' ORIGINALS

Otis M. brings an excellent selection of wares to the table. He’s got a wide array of retro to modern day video games, toys, and collectibles! This vendor will be accepting trade-ins at the convention, so go offer Mr. Otis your trades!

DARIUS' DEALS

The owner, Darius Dalili, is a local video game salesman from the heart of Metairie, LA. He will have lots of quality titles, ranging from the retro ages to the modern games of today! Darius always serves up quality over quantity with a smile!

     OWEN GILLELAND

Owen Gilleland is an individual vendor who always strives to offer excellent service and products. Expect an exceptional lineup of video games and collectibles!

SAM I AM

Sam R. of Sam I Am is one of our veteran vendors, with this upcoming show being his third time at Louisiana Retro Con. He will have an excellent selection of toys, action figures, movie/media memorabilia, and so much more! 

BRICK WALL             TOYS

Brick Wall Toys offers one of the most excellent and quality selections of comic books from across the ages, while also offering retro/modernized toys, action figures, and many other kinds of collectibles! 

BIG J'S COMICS

Big J's Comics is ran by Lafayette, LA local Mr. Jason D.
He is bringing droves of excellent comic books from across the ages, toys, collectibles, action figures, and so much more! Big J tends to even carry higher-end comics that are heavily sought after by collectors, so you never know what you may find from this amazing vendor!

KAJUN KOMICS

Kajun Komics is a retro comic book and trading card collectors shop based out of Mandeville, LA. They will be bringing an amazing selection of various trading cards, comic books, and for the first time at our convention, there will be HOT WHEELS thanks to these people! 

DOPESMACK

DopeSmack is New Orleans' NEW superhero, here to save the day! The project was created by film director/writer Joe Mexican. It began as a film featuring actor John Schneider, and later was adapted into a comic book series!

SANCTUARY GAMES AND COMICS

Sanctuary Games and Comics is a sanctuary for all things geeky, nerdy and fun. "We sell board games, card games, miniature war games, Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons, comics, graphic novels and manga!" says owner Daniel B.

THE GUILDHALL GAMES

This booth specializes in a wide variety of Funko Pops, collectibles, and much more! They will also be accepting TRADE-INS if you're looking to get rid of some of your collectible items! From big to small, The Guildhall Games has it all!

FOUR A FINDS

The power couple Angelica and Grant of Four-A-Finds offer a great selection of Pokemon cards, collectibles, LEGO minifigures, and LEGO sets! 

NERD GASM TRADING CARDS

Nerd Gasm Trading Cards is run passionately by southern LA local Greg Hood. He has a major love and appreciation for sports cards, with a wealth of knowledge crossing generations of collectors pieces. Greg is also a SUPER FAN of Super Mario Bros. 3!

BAYOU GEEK COLLECTIBLES

Bayou Geek Collectibles is another amazing returning vendor from our WINTER 2023 event this past January! You can expect a wide variety of Funko POP! figures, as well as many other collectibles and treasures. From commons to rares, Dustin of BGC has a bunch of goodies ready for a new home!

LAZY NERDS DESIGNS

Owner Aaron E. has been Baton Rouge, LA’s primary source for nerd-inspired apparel for quite some time now. Between vending at conventions and running their own storefront, Lazy Nerds Designs strives to bring quality designer video game and anime clothing items to the masses!

KOSI'S CLOSET

Kosi's Closet is ran by Baton Rouge local, Mr. Nkosi L. He is an artist and convention vendor that specializes in self-made clothing/embroidery products! From anime shirts to gaming-inspired hats, KC has a little bit of everything to give you a fresh new style!

DROP N ROLL   MINIATURES

DNR Miniatures will have a variety of nerdy and custom-made items, ranging from mini statues for DnD, Warhammer/40k, wargames, anime figurines, dice towers and holders!

       PRO SE PRODUCTIONS

Author Ernest Russell will have many amazing books available for purchase that feature pulp-style fictional writing!

      OCTOBER NIGHTS PRESS

October Nights Press is a horror/thriller novella writer. Ran by Bram Stoker Aware finalist Mark C. Scioneaux, he has an excellent repertoire of books to choose from!

SCREAMING FISH COMICS

Screaming Fish Comics will be selling comics and graphic novels from their originally created series, Black Shadow. They will also be selling AR animated trading cards, and original art featuring the characters from the books!

    VIOLET SPRINKLES

Macarons aren't just your standard round shape anymore! Violet Sprinkles brings those delicious, classic treats to life with even more fun shapes and flavors! 

    NERDBREW          COFFEE

        & GIFTS

Heather of Nerdbrew will be serving up some delicious coffee for attendees, as well as her famous bags of coffee bark! In addition, she will also have nerd-inspired gifts and jewelry available for purchase!

BATHIN' NERDY

Bathin' Nerdy makes nerd-inspired candles, keychains, soap, bubble bath, lotions, and perfume! They will have many different products inspired by some of your favorite video games and animes!

 ART BY ARTEMIS             SOLAS

Art by Artemis Solas offers beautiful Pokémon and anime related artworks. A lot of her pieces are also handmade using resin!

NONO'S COSPLAY  AND ART

NoNo’s Cosplay and Art by Nora Childers is an experimental artist with a variety of styles, from original glow in the dark pieces to fan art. Nora is also a cosplayer. Commissions are welcomed!

STICKY SITUATION

Sticky Situation is a small company based in Southern Alabama that specializes in amazing tumblers and decals. Their cups range from anything video game-related, to pop-culture themed designs.

JWO DESIGN STUDIO

JWo Design Studio is a self- taugh artist that makes various retro-style video game and kawaii art pieces, stickers, keychains, and much more!

ADORKABLE      BY DESIGN

Misty of Adorkable by Design excels at handmade plushies and crafts. Her wide selection of products are as adorable as they are admirable!

WE'RE ALL MAD CREATIONS

We're All Mad Creations specializes in graphic design shadowboxes, and laser-etched glass lightboxes. They are all unique, different and handmade! One may even say they're one of a kind. "Our lightboxes can be customized" says Jamie R, one of the owners. 

LOUWEEZIANA CRAFTN

Louweeziana Craftn is a yarn creation and 3D printing vendor from Denham Springs, LA. Representing pop culture and video game themes in everything that they create, each item is made with love, and by hand!

ADDHAM2IT ARTWORKS

Adham H. is the primary artist for the New Orleans Pokemon Go Community. The majority of the artwork he will have available will portray the Pokémon that are featured in monthly Community Day events, and also some New Orleans-themed inspirations as well.

ART BY CORY DAIGREPONT

Mr. Cory Daigrepont is an aspiring artist that hand-draws all of his works, and afterwards carefully transfers them to a digital platform for the coloring process. His artworks range from video games, to horror, to pop culture reference pieces!

A STITCHING WITCH

Breanna, the owner of ASW, makes handmade crochet and embroidered anime, video game, and kawaii plushies/apparel. "Everything is made in house and perfect for tons of fandoms" she says.

COR'S PLASTIC S'MORES 

Cor's Plastic S'mores is your one stop shop for all things pixelated! Be it characters from anime, video games, or even pop culture references! 

GAEDII'S EMBROIDERY

Stephannie, the owner, makes a wide variety of her products by hand! Some of these items include embroidered geeky gifts, towels, wall art, mini journals, key fobs and more!

NYXX CREATIONS

Future mortician and mom of 3 sharing her creations with the world! The owner, Brittany, makes a variety of sublimation and resin art in the anime, video game and horror aesthetic. From tumblers, keychains, car coasters, mousepads and so much more!

ROYAL DRAGON

Royal Dragon makes excellent Pokémon themed items by hand! They also specialize in resin and soap crafts.

360 PHOTOBOOTH BY: READY SNAP GEAUX

Here's something NEW and unique that we are bringing to LOUISIANA RETRO CON FALL 2023! Courtesy of Ready Snap Geaux Photobooths & More, attendees are encouraged to go try out the 360 Photobooth Area! Come clad in cosplay, or even just as yourself and take fun 360 videos and photos! 

ASIANCAJUN TRAILER

AsianCajun Trailer will have a great and diverse variety of food choices, varying from general tso's chicken, fried rice, shrimp tempura bowls, tacos, and much more! There's a little bit of something for everyone's taste buds!

HONEST ABE'S BARBECUE

Honest Abe's has been proudly serving the hungry folks of Houma, LA for many years now inside of their restaurant. Now, they're bringing their delicious menu options for the first time ever to our convention! Their menu includes some excellent dishes such as Pulled Pork, Wings, Pulled Pork Mac Fries, Mac & Cheese, and many other amazing options!

SOUTHERN KREOLE CRAVINGS & PASTRIES

Southern Kreole will have a fantastic assortment of good eats! Some of Chef LA's menu will include wings, seafood fries, seafood quesadillas, chicken sandwiches, and their mouthwatering Nacho Kreole Burgers.

TEXANA TACEAUXS & MORE

TexAna Taceauxs is a small business food truck from Prairieville, LA. Some of the excellent dishes they will be serving at our event will include: BIRRIA tacos, Fusion tacos, loaded fries, eggrolls, and more!

HURD'S STIRS

For the first time at our event, we will be having not only lemonade, but also "Jacked Lemonades", courtesy of Hurd's Stirs! What is a Jacked Lemonade you might ask? These are new and delightful twists on that classic citrusy treat that everyone has enjoyed for decades. From different berry mix-ins to exotic colors, we think you will enjoy the refreshing tastes and sips from Hurd's Stirs!

CONEHEADZ

Coneheadz Snowballs is a locally-owned and family operated business focusing primarily on delicious snowballs. They will be serving up those wonderful cold confections, along with other snacks such as pickles and sunflower seeds!