From Creolecajun.blogspot.com: Milan Mike Hebert: “There was a discussion on the L’Anse Grise forum that made me ask Mom about old dance halls. The Belle Amour at the Y was a place she remembered going to as a kid. I thought there was an official parc aux petits, a place for kids to sleep while their parents partied, but Mom said Maw Maw and Paw Paw Leo knew the owners well and they did Maw Maw a favor; they let Mom, Uncle Darrell and Uncle Carlos sleep on some cots in a room while Maw Maw and Paw Paw enjoyed the night out. Paw Paw Leo was Clint (Guillory) West’s brother and Clinton played there often, furthering friendly relationships with the owners. I’m told and I’ve read that the Belle Amour was a great place.” Terry McDaniel: “There was a dancehall in the Barber Spur area called the Belle Amour. It was located in the “Y” between the divided Highway 13. I heard that several cars drove straight into it. I think that it closed in the mid 1950s.” Mentioned in “Today’s Cajuns” by Philip Gould. ...

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

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

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Mentioned in “History of Vermilion Parish, La., Vol. 1”: early business located on the “east side of Cushing Avenue” – located in a building that also housed a theatre From information at the Kaplan Museum: “Ned Doucet Dance Hall: Located on the corner of 4th Street. Mr. Doucet had a storage and warehouse on that corner, but on Saturday nights it was used asa dance hall. A big room with beds was available so that mothers could put their babies and small children to sleep while they were dancing. So originated the term “fais-do-do.” ...

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.” West Summers: “This was a big ‘hangout’ for Kaplan and Cow Island teenagers during the 1950s, it was usually a juke box, rarely a live band. I think that it was owned by the Comeauxs.” ...

Hollis Boudreaux- “My first memories are there, I was very young when my parents would go there, back then kids could go in places like that. It was the host of many of French bands and many of a mardi gras dance. My dad and I used to run mardi gras there, prizes were given to the prettiest, the ugliest and the funniest. We took the ugliest category almost every year. T-Will Marceaux was the main band in its later years then Donny Broussard the grandson of t-will took the band over. Donny is a talented guy that can play every instrument in a band. Joe bonsall, Milton Adams and too many to mention, oh here’s one a lot if you know, the woodpecker song. Joe turner did that when he was with Pat Savant back then. I was spinning records there when they played one weekend and joe gave me the new album to promote it,the woodpecker song was on fire back then and the duson waltz right behind it.” Bruce Daigrepont played there ...