Broussard Barn Dance

Status: Closed

Parish: Iberia

Location: Avery Island

Linda LeBlanc: 50’s, 60’s (pre-civil rights era). Dubbed “Paper Bag Dances” as one had to be no darker than a paper bag to enter. Older, younger Creole crowd from all around Acadiana (parents and eligible young girls/guys). Dance was actually held in a barn; cleared of animals and debris on Sat. nights. Jay Nelson Band, Cookie and Cupcakes, local swamp/pop, R&B.