Dancehalls in Lafayette Parish

Breaux’s West End

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

Buchanon Hall

Kaliste Saloom: It was located on the corner of Vine & Jefferson. The dancehall was on the 2nd floor. The National Guard worked out of there before WW2- it also held dances. ...

Ca Si No

Kaliste Saloom: On Pinhook at the Youngsville Highway. Back then, Youngsville Hwy wasn’t a thru road, it dead ended into Pinhook. I never went there- it was before my time, but my brothers used to go to dances there. It was a intensely local place- they said that if you asked to dance with a local girl more than once you’d get a stern talking to outside. Bobby & Marella Caffey 235-1915 & Eldine & Ernest (Ben) Benoit 237-8058: popular in the 40s and 50s- it was located at 182 and the Youngsville Hwy- where the bank is now ...

Caillier’s Bar & CafŽ

From the book “Images de Lafayette: A Pictoral History”, edited by Paul F. Matthews: near RR signal office near downtown- early 1930s flood ...

After Dark

3901 Johnston St on left leaving UL; DJ disco music; strobe lights; dont recall bands there, but there may have been. Crowds were 20s, 30s, singles, young marrieds; 1977 Polk Directory ...

Alamo Club

on Cameron Street where the Jacobs’ shopping center is now. Gabriel Elias ran it ...