Photo of owner Bruce Broussard, from the Johnnie Allan Collection at the Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. DL Menard- “It was there when I was growing up- then built it when I was 20 or 22. It was mostly string bands there- lots of touring country stars. One time Hank Thompson played there and Mr. Badeau (original Louisiana Aces) talked to him. I didn’t go because I couldn’t afford those clubs.” Included in Emily Ardoin’s 2014 thesis “Fais do-do to ‘Hippy Ti-Yo’: Dance Halls of South Louisiana”: “Club La Louisiane is on Highway 14. The dancehall is now used as a banquet and rental hall. The construction is brick, the roof is flat, the foundation is a concrete slab. The dance floor is composed of wood strips.” The owner was Billeus (Bruce) Broussard. ...
La Louisiane
Photo courtesy of Johnnie Allan Collection, Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 5509 Hwy. 14: now a rental banquet hall: holds CFMA meeting monthly 5509 Highway 14, New Iberia: 337-465-4952 lalouisianebanquethall.com ...
Grand Terasse
Outside of New Iberia on the St. Martinville Hwy. ...
Oriental Club
Esquerita played there- Phyllis: on Main Street where Winn Dixie is now in New Iberia- owned by Elvy Dore, Sr.- building still located at the corner of St. Peter and Landry Drive ...
Glass Front
Photo courtesy of Sarah Fox Sarah Fox: “The Glass Front was my grandparents’ (Eugene Miguez and Maria Hebert Miguez) restaurant/dance hall in New Iberia in 1925. They had dance cards for 10 cents and if you danced to close my grandmother would separate the patrons. The Glass Front was located across the street from Bertrand Lumber Co on Main Street. Along with Coleman’s Cafe and Guidroz’s Restaurant (Michael and Marius Guidroz were the first to serve crawfish in Louisiana in 1924) served free meals to the needy during the Great Depression.” ...
Felix Saloon & Dancehall
Newspaper mention concerning suspect being arrested there from the Tensas Gazette, St. Joseph, January 17, 1896 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87090131/1896-01-17/ed-1/seq-1/ Corner of Jefferson & Madison Streets ...
Wild Wild West
possible club- 12620 Louisiana 339- corner of E. Conrad & 339 ...
Well Site
No known information ...
Tijuana Club
From iberianet.com/forum/do-you-remember: “ÉTeqiuana Night Club on West MainÉ” ...
Terraplane Club
No known information ...