I asked my friend Richard Deshotels of Mamou if he recognized the location of this picture. The Louisiana Folklife caption said 1966 from Fred's Lounge but that was clearly not correct. Fred's didn't look like that. He said it was Manuel's Bar, across the street. But he didn't remember the name of the man standing playing 'tit fer. Bryan, can you ask your dad?
If you haven't seen Richard Deshotels' YouTube videos of the history of Mamou and surrounding area, you might like them. Start here:
Neal, I'm glad that you cleared up the location, I was having trouble placing that scene at Fred's. I'msorry, but not able to ID the man playing the 'tit fer.