Photo of patrons outside Slim's Y-Ki-Ki

ID: 1629 ~ Source: "Slim's Y-Ki-Ki Was The Place To Be" Newspapers.com. Daily World, September 5, 1999. https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-slims-y-ki-ki-was-the-place/145478820/. ~ Date: 1999

This file appears in: Slim's Y-Ki-Ki: Zydeco's Highs and Lows in Opelousas

Slim's Y-Ki-KI was the place to be Friday night for the official kickoff of the Zydeco Festival

This file appears in: Slim's Y-Ki-Ki: Zydeco's Highs and Lows in Opelousas

Slim's Y-Ki-Ki: Zydeco's Highs and Lows in Opelousas

By Xian C. Maynor

In 2016, after an alleged 69 years of business, a dancehall once deemed the zydeco hotspot of the world, closed. Following a change in patrons’ behavior and attendance, St. Landry Parish’s weakening grasp on zydeco, and sharp increases in band…