Lee Brothers Dancehall

Status: Closed

Parish: Plaquemines

Location: Cut Off

Photos by John Sharp

Originally in Galliano- moved by barge, closed 60s- Glen Pitre’s parents met there at a Mardi Gras dance in 1940- when cleaned up for movie- hadn’t been used in 40 years- 7 brothers and sisters own it- people in tears to see it in use again- James Hebert’s grand dad owned- he & James wanted to reopen but daughters stopped it.

Included in Emily Ardoin’s 2014 thesis “Fais do-do to ‘Hippy Ti-Yo’: Dance Halls of South Louisiana”: “The Lee Brothers Dance Hall is located near the intersection of Highway 1 and West 62nd Street and is currently vacant. The dancehall primarily featured Cajun music and is located on the waterfront of Bayou Lafourche. It was opened in the 1930s and closed in 1953. When open, the building offered mixed commercial uses. The building is of frame construction, has a gable-on-hip and metal roof, no parapet, and has a concrete pier foundation. The dance floor and ceiling are constructed of wood strips. The bar was in a separate area from the dance floor. The building is in fair to poor condition but appears unaltered from the original construction. It was a pool hall in the 1930s and 1940s then it was a dancehall and restaurant.”

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Photo Credit: John Sharp