Picture of Slim's Y-Ki-Ki Owner

ID: 1637 ~ Source: "Y-Ki-Ki pt.2" Newspapers.com. The Daily Advertiser, January 18, 2016. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advertiser-y-ki-ki-pt2/145481575/. ~ Date: 2016

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

Tony Gradney sits behind the bar at Slim's Y-Ki-Ki during the 2013 Tribute to Roy Carrier

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…