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.” ...
Johnny’s
Dana Olivier: gone ...
Silver Slipper
Mildred Callais: “They would bring people in big trucks from all out in the country to that dancehall. That was a long time ago- before I was married. They had accordion music back then- no rocka nd roll and all that. People used to go to houses to dance before that.” 1930s and 1940s ...
Starlight Inn
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 ...
Taylor’s
Dana Olivier: was a dancehall, but still open as bar room ...
Broussard Barn Dance
Linda LeBlanc: 50’s, 60’s (pre-civil rights era). Dubbed “Paper Bag Dances” as one had to be no darker than a paper bag to enter. Older, younger Creole crowd from all around Acadiana (parents and eligible young girls/guys). Dance was actually held in a barn; cleared of animals and debris on Sat. nights. Jay Nelson Band, Cookie and Cupcakes, local swamp/pop, R&B. ...
Knights of Columbus
No known information ...
Barataria Tavern
Mentioned in Project Louisiane #132, Archive of Cajun and Creole Folklore, Center for Louisiana Studies ...
Corbo’s Dancehall
Newspaper mention on dance with music furnished by the Claiborne William’s Orchestra (of Donaldsonville): http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85034248/1922-05-20/ed-1/seq-2/ ...
A. J.’s Club
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.” ...