Dancehalls in Calcasieu Parish

Club 90

Photo from the Johnnie Allan Collection at the Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Caption: Club 90, Iowa, L-R, Jim Broussard, Ossie Drawdy, Pee Wee Broussard, Jules Broussard, Mack, Oran Melancon, Club 90, 1943 Listed in “Readers recall clubs where they danced to Louisiana Music” from The Daily Advertiser, December 29, 1998: “Readers of The Daily Advertiser were asked to submit names of’ the clubs where they danced to Louisiana music in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, with a brief recollection of what the club was like and who played there.” ...

Bouquett’s Dance Hall

Mentioned in Rice Belt Journal newspaper item: May 1, 1920: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064402/1920-05-01/ed-2/seq-1/ ...

Big Daddy’s

Included in a list compiled by WYNK Cajun DJ “Tee Mick” Abed, sent to me in personal correspondence from David Marcantel ...

John Bell’s

Listed in “Readers recall clubs where they danced to Louisiana Music” from The Daily Advertiser, December 29, 1998: “Readers of The Daily Advertiser were asked to submit names of’ the clubs where they danced to Louisiana music in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, with a brief recollection of what the club was like and who played there.” ...