Dancehalls in Allen Parish

Oakdale Drive In Dancehall

LouisianaDancehalls.com reader comment – Dean Alley: “I was in a band called The Soothsayers, 1966-1969. We played in Oakdale at a drive in movie theater that had a dance hall behind the snack bar.” ...

K Lounge

Photos courtesy of June Faul Located next to Slim’s Dance every night from Wednesday to Saturday   ...

Wafus Club

Mentioned in Acadian All Star Special, p. 36: Included in a 2006 list compiled by WYNK Cajun DJ “Tee Mick” Abed, sent to me in personal correspondence from David Marcantel ...

Cotton Gin Club

Country and western swing fiddler Jack Kay played there in the mid 1960s. ...

Pastime Lounge

Included in a 2006 Louisiana Cajun dance hall list compiled by WYNK Cajun DJ “Tee Mick” Abed, sent to me in personal correspondence from David Marcantel ...

Slim’s Club

Listed in “Readers recall clubs where they danced to Louisiana Music” from The Daily Advertiser, December 29, 1998: “Readers of The Daily Advertiser were asked to submit names of’ the clubs where they danced to Louisiana music in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, with a brief recollection of what the club was like and who played there.” The owner was Slim Naquin: photo by June Faul ...