Martin Dance Hall

Status: Closed

Parish: Lafayette

Location: Scott

According to Noelie Provost “The Alex Martin School was closed in the early 1920s and became the Martin Dance Hall. Two brothers, Leo and Alex Martin, bought the building. The dances were held every other week. The Louisiana Six from New Iberia were the musicians. They sold pop, gum, and cigarettes. The men were not allowed to smoke in the dance hall. They had to go out on the porches. The.men also wore coat and ties. They would come in car but most of the people rode in a buggy. There were two deaths in the family, so the dance hall was closed.