Rose Garden Club

Washington Road: 1947-48 phone book: red light b/n Opelousas & washington- burnt down ...

Halfway Club

DL Menard: “I played there a heck of a long time! That was in between Abbeville and Kaplan.”- It was also called Reds Cajun Club. From information at the Kaplan Museum: “Halfway Club: This club was located halfway between Kaplan and Abbeville. Country and Western music was the favorite and attracted both the Abbeville and Kaplan crowds.” ...

Wafus Club

Mentioned in Acadian All Star Special, p. 36: Included in a 2006 list compiled by WYNK Cajun DJ “Tee Mick” Abed, sent to me in personal correspondence from David Marcantel ...

Cotton Gin Club

Country and western swing fiddler Jack Kay played there in the mid 1960s. ...

Pastime Lounge

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 ...

Acadiana Lounge

806 S. Bullard Street: Church Point Road Ben Benoit: “Me and my buddy went there together. He was a huge guy- 6’4″. We crossed the dance floor to ask these two girls to dance and they said no. The band started and my buddy grabbed me up and waltzed me back across the floor to where we started from. I tried to stop him but he said ‘I ain’t walking back over there in front of all these people- they’d know we got turned down.” ...