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

ID: 1634 ~ Source: "Lounge Co-Owner of 25 Years Once Eyed Entering Convent" Newspapers.com. Daily World, June 10, 1985. https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-lounge-co-owner-of-25-years/145472461/. ~ Date: 1985

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Slim's Y-Ki-Ki Owners Irene and Arnold Gradney

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…