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

ID: 1630 ~ Source: "Slim's Y-Ki-Ki A Hot Spot For Zydeco" Newspapers.com. Daily World, August 28, 2003. https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-slims-y-ki-ki-a-hot-spot-fo/145479603/. ~ Date: 2003

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

Slim's Y-Ki-Ki is a hot spot for zydeco music in Opelousas and is the site of one of two pre-festival parties

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…