Belle Amour Club

Status: Closed

Parish: Vermilion

Location: L'Anse Grise (Gray Point)

From Creolecajun.blogspot.com: Milan Mike Hebert: “There was a discussion on the L’Anse Grise forum that made me ask Mom about old dance halls. The Belle Amour at the Y was a place she remembered going to as a kid. I thought there was an official parc aux petits, a place for kids to sleep while their parents partied, but Mom said Maw Maw and Paw Paw Leo knew the owners well and they did Maw Maw a favor; they let Mom, Uncle Darrell and Uncle Carlos sleep on some cots in a room while Maw Maw and Paw Paw enjoyed the night out. Paw Paw Leo was Clint (Guillory) West’s brother and Clinton played there often, furthering friendly relationships with the owners. I’m told and I’ve read that the Belle Amour was a great place.”

Terry McDaniel: “There was a dancehall in the Barber Spur area called the Belle Amour. It was located in the “Y” between the divided Highway 13. I heard that several cars drove straight into it. I think that it closed in the mid 1950s.”

Mentioned in “Today’s Cajuns” by Philip Gould.