Mamou in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Fred's Lounge

1946 In Memory of Alfred "Fred" Tate 1996

— 11/20/12 - 7/15/92 —

Fred's Lounge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 17, 2005

1. Fred's Lounge Marker

Inscription. 11-20-46 Fred purchased Tate's Bar, now known as Famous "Fred's Lounge," Mamou, LA. In 1950 Courir de Mardi Gras was revived at Fred's Lounge. June, 1962 the late Revon Reed began remote radio program at Fred's Lounge which is still alive today (KPVI 1050AM) Radio station. French Renaissance (Cajun Music, Language and Culture) after WWII originated at Fred's Lounge.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.

Location. 30° 37.855′ N, 92° 25.168′ W. Marker is in Mamou, Louisiana, in Evangeline Parish. It is at the intersection of 6th Street (State Highway 104) and Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north on 6th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 6th Street, Mamou LA 70554, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico

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state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.3 miles away); City of Ville Platte City Hall (approx. 9.4 miles away); Evangeline Bank & Trust Company (approx. 9.4 miles away); Ville Platte (approx. 9.4 miles away); Dennis McGee (approx. 9.4 miles away); City Of Eunice (approx. 9½ miles away); Johnson's Grocery (approx. 9.9 miles away); Calvary Baptist Church (approx. 13.2 miles away).

Fred's Lounge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 17, 2005

2. Fred's Lounge

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2015. This page has been viewed 1,239 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.