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Near intersection of LA Highway 93 and Mushroom Road Included in Emily Ardoin’s 2014 thesis “Fais do-do to ‘Hippy Ti-Yo’: Dance Halls of South Louisiana”: “The Little Mushroom is located in a rural area and featured both Cajun and Creole music. It opened in 1963 and closed in 1994. The building is currently vacant, comprised of a frame construction, has a side gabled and metal roof, no parapet, and has a concrete pier. The building is in poor condition. Owned by Sterling Spire who lives next door. Says originally was split race club – black & white. Little Kenny, BB King on black side. LaRoux, French bands white side. Became all white with law or pressure to keep businesses completely segregated – need to confirm. Original black side partially demolished. Plans to demolish whole building in 2014 or 2015. Some fire damage; roof collapsing inside.” ...

Newspaper mention in the St. Landry Clarion, Opelousas, January 11, 1908 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064250/1908-01-11/ed-1/seq-5/ Mentioned in newspaper item about dance in the St. Landry Clarion, Opelousas, February 29, 1908 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064250/1908-02-29/ed-1/seq-3/ Other historic newspaper mentions: 1909: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064250/1909-08-28/ed-1/seq-4/ 1910: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064250/1910-08-06/ed-1/seq-4/ 1916: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064250/1916-06-03/ed-1/seq-1/ 1907: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064250/1907-06-01/ed-1/seq-4/ ...