Banachek Lounge
Status: Closed
Parish: Lafayette
Location: Scott
Bobby & Marella Caffey & Eldine & Ernest (Ben) Benoit: “Tommy McClain played there a lot- it was really beautiful inside: it was after the Midway- Thibodeaux’s restaurant now- originally grocery store
Tom Stanley: “I bartended at Judge Roy Bean’s back in the late 1970s and played drums for bands called Roadeo and The Marcus Jamer Band at places like Rimrock and Winchester Saloons, along with Grant St Dance Hall, opening up for The Radiators there once upon a time, and played in a houseband for a time at the Banacek Lounge. Trying to find old bandmates – and find out whatever happened to these places over the decades.”
Nancy Moore: “The Banachek was in Duson, Louisiana was owned and operated by Alton Cormier. We went to the Banacheck every weekend in the 1970’s and 80’s for drinks and music. Down the street on the opposite corner (before the Banachek) was Leon’s Lounge owned and oprated by Mr. Leon Trahan (father of Cecil and Donald Trahan) That was the place to go in the 60’s…”
Nancy Moore
The Banachek was in Duson, La. was owned and operated by Alton Cormier. We went to the Banacheck every weekend in the 1970’s and 80’s for drinks and music. Down the street on the opposite corner (before the Banachek) was Leon’s Lounge owned and oprated by Mr. Leon Trahan (father of Cecil and Donald Trahan) That was the place to go in the 60’s…
Chantel Menard
I am looking for a picture of the Banacheck Lounge. My Mother and Step-Father met there in 1979. If anyone has a photo of the place, please send it to me…[email protected].