OST
Status: Closed
Parish: Acadia
Location: Rayne
John Broven noted that it wasn’t popular with the rough and rowdy crowd: “…the lights were bright and the girls were always escorted by their mothers.” OST stands for Old Spanish Trail. It always maintained a family atmosphere. Owner was Joe LaTour. Martha & Gene Royer- met there- “50 bars at one time- for white people!”Old Stinking Turtle” Mercedes Hollier- CFMA- “two rows of bleachers- no tables- just wide open for dancing. I didn’t like going there- my sister was older- I went because I had to- we din’t have no babysitters back then in those days. Cajun & COuntry Western bands played there- Happy fats LeBlanc & Merlin Thibodeaux”. Twice drank beer common- now an empty lot.
Contact Info: Acadian All Star Special, p. 37 Papa Cairo
Gallery:
Photo Credit: Photo from the Johnnie Allan Collection at the Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Jo- EL Sonnier
Was there any photos taken inside the
OST club and outside the building ?
And who where the performers
who played there ?
Thanks
tfmarcotte
this club was located at 815 S Arenas in Rayne
Michael
Lawrence Walker,Aldus Roger, Happy Fats Leblanc; Laccassine Playboys, Steel Player Jay Pelsia, Nathan Abshire Joel Sonnier,Joe Falcon , Amedee Breaux, Shorty Leblanc, Jesse Stutes. steel player, Cleveland Crochet, Drummer Tommy Regah