Owner was Hammie Fontenot- Hwy 90 west- Bobby & Marella Caffey & Eldine & Ernest (Ben) Benoit. Built in 1946- Leo Soileau’s band played there “nitely”. Photo from the Johnnie Allan Collection at the Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. ...
Old Market Hall
1890s- foot of Pujo Street at ferry landing ...
Jules Guidry’s Hall
Ward 1, Poll 2 Public polling place, listed in The Lafayette Advertiser, October 27, 1894 newspaper item: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86079068/1894-10-27/ed-1/seq-5/ ...
Blue Moon Saloon
215 East Convent, 337-234-2422; bluemoonpresents.com: World Famous Honky Tonk & Hostel: owner Mark Falgout; Cajun, Zydeco, Roots Rock, Alternative bands Soul Creole at Blue Moon Saloon 2013 Cedric Watson at Blue Moon Saloon ...
Cowboys
207 N. Ambassador Caffery Pkwy 232-3232 cowboyslafayette.com ...
El Sid O’s
Old Urban Zydeco nightclub, sporadic performances (MLK & St. Antoine)- 235-0647: Included in Emily Ardoin’s 2014 thesis “Fais do-do to ‘Hippy Ti-Yo’: Dance Halls of South Louisiana”: “El Sid O’s is a zydeco club in the city of Lafayette. It was opened in 1985 and continues to be active today.” El Sid O’s ...
Vermilionville
From their website: “Opened in 1990, Vermilionville is a living history museum and folklife park that preserves and represents the cultural resources of the Acadian, Native American, and Creole cultures – from the time period 1765 to 1890. The park sits on a 23-acre site on the banks of the Bayou Vermilion with 19 attractions, including seven restored original homes with more than 13 local artisans that provide demonstrations on a variety of essential crafts performed by the early settlers.” It also features a performance center that functions as a dancehall. Cajun jam on Saturday, Zydeco or Cajun every Sunday afternoon, other music on special occasions 300 Fisher Road, Lafayette 233-4077 http://www.vermilionville.org/vermilionville/events Chubby Carrier at Vermilionville 2014 ...
Sunrise Inn
Included in a 2006 Louisiana Cajun dance hall list compiled by WYNK Cajun DJ “Tee Mick” Abed, sent to me in personal correspondence from David Marcantel ...
Bloody Bucket
Bobby & Marcella Caffey- ” It was rough. There was a 2 x 12 plank on the wall for sticking your knife into. They’d hang their hats on the knife- so when a fight broke out they’d know right where their knife was. ...
Bucket of Blood
Mentioned in “Louisiana Fiddlers” by Ron Yule and Bill Burge: Accordion player Ellias Thibodeaux played there after WW2 along with his son, Rufus Thibodeaux (then 12 years old). Doug Kershaw first played onstage at the Bucket of Blood at 9 years old- 1943 or 44. ...