Annexation Meeting in Opelousas

ID: 1632 ~ Source: "Leon Robinson Over Annexation Meeting at Slim's Y-Ki-Ki" Newspapers.com. Daily World, December 31, 1991. https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-leon-robinson-over-annexatio/145884575/. ~ Date: 1991

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

Local residents listen to Leon Robinson during an annexation meeting in Opelousas.

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…