Dancehalls in Jefferson Parish

Grown Folks

Photo by John Sharp No known information ...

Sunrise Inn

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 ...

Cajun Band Stand

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

Bell’s Bar

A poster of this club is featured in John Broven’s book “South to Louisiana.” Blues bar- as contact on Juke boy Bonner poster ...

Allen Fontenot’s Cajun Bandstand

Near airport on airline hwighway- small building From Allmusic.com: “Around 1977, (Allen Fontenot) opened his club, the Cajun Bandstand, on Airline Highway in Kenner, which, until 1982, when he sold it, was the closest Cajun club to New Orleans. The Country Cajuns played the venue and it was regularly packed with students, tourists and Cajun couples who delighted in using the large dancefloor and partaking of the Cajun food and drinks available at the venue.” ...

Owl Hall

Newspaper item announcing dance to benefit widow, 1917: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064020/1917-04-05/ed-1/seq-2/ ...

Lee Hall

Newspaper mention of masquerade and calico ball given by the Silver City Social Club, The Herald, New Orleans, November 23, 1916 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064020/1916-11-23/ed-1/seq-1/ Newspaper mentioned of a Royal Pleasure Club dance in The Herald, New Orleans, February 14, 1918 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064020/1918-02-14/ed-1/seq-1/ ...