Dancehalls in St. Mary Parish

Haydel CafŽ & Bar

604 Main Street: DL Menard: “We (Badeaux and the Louisiana Aces) played at the Haydel Bar in Franklin. By the Bayou Teche- in the back. We played there- shoot- seven years! When Mr. Badeaux got in a club, nobody could get him out- he played for the dancers. We mostly played Hillbilly music in those early days.” ...

Gay Paris

Mariana Titus: different name for the Blue Room ...

Derrick Club

Mentioned by Emily Ardoin- open 1970s? Located at the corner of West Main & Tamporella Lane Image clipping from Google maps 2022 https://maps.google.com/maps?q=main+and+tamporella,+franklin,+louisiana&hl=en&ll=29.778402,-91.493057&spn=0.00664,0.013078&sll=29.778432,-91.493082&layer=c&cbp=13,197.03,,0,0.51&cbll=29.778488,-91.493126&hnear=W+Main+St+%26+Tamporella+Ln,+Franklin,+St+Mary,+Louisiana+70538&t=h&z=17&panoid=8n0w1KUflg9AQDA7IED0ng ...

Blue Room

Mariana Titus mentioned in a book ...

Randy’s

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