Rainbow Club

Status: Closed

Parish: Vermilion

Location: Kaplan

Ray Abshire” “The building is partially still there: small part of original club- now a poolhall/ fireworks/snow ball place- corner of Klabby Meaux Road & Veterans.”

From information at the Kaplan Museum:

“Rainbow Inn: This club was owned by Mr. Enuel Hollier. This was a popular night club. Mr. Hollier kept a close watch to make sure no trouble would be started. He was often “an ear” for those who visited. He kept a close watch on the drinking to make sure everyone had a safe trip home. It was also owned by Cliff LeMaire at one time. He also kept it well-organized and well-mannered, in the same style as Mr. Hollier.”

Lurcey “Bruce” Broussard: “(…at the age of 16, I) decided to start my own group which I named ‘Bruce & the Rhythm Kings’. The original band members were (myself), Louis Meaux, Shelton ‘Shine’ Monic, Calvin Monic, and J.D. Villejoin. We played at the Kaplan High School gym and also at the American Legion Home while we were still in high school. The first club we played was the Pelican Inn in Kaplan in 1958. For eleven years, we played at Norma and Wilbert Gaspard’s Rock-a-Bye Club in Forked Island. We also played at the Rainbow Club in Kaplan on Sunday nights.”

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Photo Credit: John Sharp