Dancehalls in Iberia Parish

Clifton Chenier Club

2116 Fernand Crochet Lane, Loreauville http://www.cliftonchenierclub.com Owner Mike Vital, Clifton Chenier Festival held there annually in June Included in Emily Ardoin’s 2014 thesis “Fais do-do to ‘Hippy Ti-Yo’: Dance Halls of South Louisiana”: The Clifton Chenier Club is located in a rural area outside of the center of Loureauville. It was opened in the 1970s and continues to be open today for special occassions and rentals. The construction is metal, the roof has a front gable, the foundation is a concrete slab, and the dance floor is made of acoustic tile.” ...

Unknown dancehall/fair grounds

Jeanerette dancehall connected to fair grounds- albino children on display in October 1886: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064454/1886-10-15/ed-1/seq-4/ ...

Club Chateau

Matchbook cover Dine and Dance at the beautiful Club Chateau Jeanerette, LA Nothing but the best in mixed drinks, the best food by the best chef ...

Cracker Tree

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 ...

D & B’s

Corner of N. Main & N. St. Peter ...

Guiding Star

DL Menard: “We’d sometimes play on Wednesdays at the Guiding Star in Jeanerette. He moved it to New Iberia- Freddy Tauzin. We played there- I don’t know how many years! When we got in there they couldn’t get you out!” ...

Paul’s Lounge

1315 Main Street- old poster “The sound of music- real music- Easter Sunday- Paul’s Lounge, Jeanerette- Russ Papalia & Orchestra- Top in Pops- Best of songs & sounds from Glenn Miller” Mentioned in Louisiana and Texas garage magazine Brown Paper Sack, issue #1, January, 1997 in the article “Toga A Go-Go″: “The Roamin’ Togas solidified their rep throughout ’67 at most of the famed venues in South Louisiana at the time like the Beaconette in New Orleans, the Golden Slipper in Baton Rouge, the Puppy Pen in Lake Charles, Paul’s Lounge in Jeanerette, and the York Club in Lafayette.” ...