12-year-old makes history as youngest member of the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce

Dupont first started her lemonade business on May 27, 2023, and shortly after registered as an official business in June. She has been to numerous fairs, festivals, markets, and events since then, all while going viral on social media multiple times. Several of Dupont’s videos depicting her daily life as a young business owner have as little as one million views, with the largest to date ringing in at 36.6 million views–one video was even liked and shared by country music singer Lainey Wilson, bringing even more attention to Dupont’s business.

For now, Dupont is excited to continue balancing the Bayou Lemon with her equally busy school schedule. “We are planning to keep going to different fairs, festivals, markets and private events,” said Dupont. “With my parents working and me going to school, selling on the weekdays are a challenge–so for now we are sticking to the weekends. We never expected our business to be what it is today, so there is always hope and room for expansion. We all feel so lucky to be apart of the Bayou Lemon.”