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Dancehalls in Lafayette Parish
Lion’s Club
727 Young Street, Youngsville ...
Woodsmen of the World
From the book “Images de Lafayette: A Pictoral History”, edited by Paul F. Matthews: building and furniture store- center of town- large community center- demolished about 1960 ...
Zozo’s
No known information ...
Route 92
2600 East Milton Avenue, Youngsville “Billiard and Bands” route92livemusic.com 337-857-5025 ...
Gerard Forrestier’s Dancehall
Mentioned in “Cajuns: Their History and Culture” 1987: Gerard Forrestier’s dancehall was between Ossun & Vatican- closer to Vatican- open intermittently- people would wreck it & it would neeed repairs to open- frequented by people from Marais Bouler when the halls there were closed for repairs ...
Roger’s Nite Club
In 1977, 25-year-old Trooper Donald Cleveland was shot and killed outside of Roger’s Nite Club by Donald Prejean. The trooper left behind a wife, a daughter and an infant son. Iberia Parish Sheiff Louis Ackal, who was Cleveland’s acting supervisor at the time said, “He was a great trooper, a kind man and very dedicated.” On Thursday, Louisiana State Police will hold a ceremony to dedicate LA Highway 94 at the Lafayette/St. Martin Parish line as the “Trooper Donald C. Cleveland Memorial Highway.” Cleveland’s son said, “It’s a great honor that after 36 years, they would do this to remember my father.” ...
Morvant’s Dancehall
Toots Johnson and the Landry Band played there. It turned into the Felix Foreman Dancehall when it closed. This information came from the Pat Rickels collection at the Archive of Cajun and Creole Folklore. ...
Mout’s Bar
now a yellow brick building- just around the corner from Brandt’s Bar ...
The Hut
Outtakes of Alan Lomax’s “Cajun Country” show Robert Jardell & Dewey Balfa playing there 1982: ...