Duff Martin Dance Hall located in Devilier building, Ville Platte Newspaper reports of dancehall fire killing 28: clip from St. Landry Clarion, November 29, 1919 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064250/1919-11-29/ed-1/seq-1/ Newspaper clipping reporting 28 people died in a fire on November 22, 1919: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064069/1919-11-27/ed-1/seq-1/ Newspaper clipping of report of fire from The Bienville Democrat, November 27, 1919 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064069/1919-11-27/ed-1/seq-1/ ...
Dancehalls in Evangeline Parish
Foxy Lady Lounge
From scn.org/zydeco/backissues/zguidela.html :” Zydeco Dancer’s Travel Guide to Louisiana” Last updated in January 1998: “(Foxy Lady Lounge is) Southeast of Ville Platte on Highway 167” ...
Hick’s Wagon Wheel Club
Photo from Johnnie Allan Image Collection, Center for Louisiana Studies, Univeristy of Louisiana at Lafayette: L-R, Preston Manuel, Morris ‘T-Boy’ Courville, J.B. Fuselier, Elvis Soileau Courtesy of Preston Manuel and Ann Savoy. Opelousas- Ville Platte highway Cajun- b/n Point Blue & Opelousas on 749- Aldus Roger & the Lafayette Playboys were frequent performers- Nick Fontenot met his wife there 1959: parents did not allow him to go to dances in Ville Platte because it was too rough! Aldus Roger and the Lafayette Playboys- Hicks Wagon Wheel Special ...
High Life
corner of 167 & Hwy 10- T Mamou- Fontenots from Belair Cove always involved in fhuge fights- put weevils under horse saddles so they would be irritated and jumpy, dumped red pepper on floor to break up dance ...
Jungle Lounge
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.” 1636 W. Main Street- Owned by Cliff & Jesse Manuel after WW2- then Eldon Manuel in 2007 ...
Lodge Hall
Lodge hall on west side of High School Drive also called Conway (then #118-123)- info from 1938 Ville Platte Sanborn Insurance Map ...
Nonc Jake’s
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 ...
Unknown club
Mentioned in “Louisiana Fiddlers” by Ron Yule and Bill Burge: Ed Johnson recalled that Country fiddler Bob Henderson played at a club in Turkey creek, name unknown, during 1948 and 1949. “The band included Jimmy Johnson, (electric guitar and fiddle), Happy McNichol (drums), Pete Singley (upright bass) and Bob (fiddle and guitar).” ...
Y
Between Ville Platte and Mamou: Murphy’s Y ...
Jack Bogard Bar
Photos courtesy of Richard Deshotels Owner Jack Bogard ...