Photo of the Royal Tavern.

ID: 1449 ~ Source: Sharp, John. “Royal Tavern.” Louisiana Dance Halls, 2024. https://louisianadancehalls.com/dance_hall/royal-tavern/.

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Top left is of the employees who worked there. Top right is of the outside of the building. Bottom left is the dancefloor and tables. Bottom right is of a crowd dancing and enjoying the atmosphere.

This file appears in: Rich History at the Royal Tavern: Twenty years of Roy Gathe's legacy, the Royal Tavern

Rich History at the Royal Tavern: Twenty years of Roy Gathe's legacy, the Royal Tavern

By Xian Maynor

Nightlife in Acadiana was especially dynamic and rich with complicated history. Many dancehalls, prior to the 1960s, were segregated or even white only, though one particular dancehall that opened…