ABC Mid-South Theatres, Inc. ABC Interstate Theatres, Inc.

 ALEXANDRIA: Paramount BATON ROUGE AREA:  BATON ROUGE: Bon Marche /2 LAFAYETTE AREA:  LAFAYETTE: Plaza  MONROE: Paramount  Plaza NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Saenger and Orleans SHREVEPORT AREA:  SHREVEPORT: Capri  Strand

Affiliated Theatres

 BOGALUSA: Redwood  State  CROWLEY: Acadia  DONALDSONVILLE: Grand  EUNCIE: Liberty  FRANKLIN: Opera House  JEANERETTE: Avalon  JENNINGS: Strand LAFAYETTE AREA:  LAFAYETTE: Buck  Jefferson  LAKE CHARLES: Arcade  Louisiana  Ritz  MINDEN: Rex  NEW IBERIA: Elks  Palace NEW ORLEANS AREA:  COVINGTON: Majestic  HAMMOND: Columbia  RESERVE: Maurim  OPELOUSAS: Delta  Rex  PLAQUEMINE: Wilbert  RAYNE: Opera  RUSTON: Rialto  THIBODAUX: Baby Grand  Grand

American Multi-Cinemas

Taken over Gulf States Theatres (II)  HOUMA: Palace 10 NEW ORLEANS AREA:  HAMMOND: Palace 10  HARAHAN: Palace & IMAX 20  HARVEY: Palace 16 – Westbank  METAIRIE: Galleria 8  Palace 12 - Clearview SHREVEPORT AREA:  SHREVEPORT: St. Vincent 6  BOSSIER CITY: Bossier 6

Art Theatre Guild

NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Peacock  Plaza

Associated Theatres

BATON ROUGE AREA:  ZACHARY: Rodeo DI  Trio  CAMERON: Grand  CREOLE: Lae  CROWLEY: Bruce  Trail DI  GONZALES: Gonzales DI  HACKSBERRY: Towne  IOTA: Derby  IOWA: Ray  JENNINGS: Bruce

Balaban and Katz 

MONROE: Paramount

Bijou Amusements

This was an Afro-American chain of theatres.  ALEXANDRIA: Ritz  Temple BATON ROUGE AREA:  BATON ROUGE: Grand  McKinley  Temple  MONROE: Ritz  Saenger NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Ace  Gem  Palace  Peacock  Ritz SHREVEPORT AREA:  SHREVEPORT: Ritz  Star

Brandt Theatres

Booked Trans-Lux Theatres See Trans-Lux for theatres.

Carmike Cinemas

Taken over General Cinemas in this state in 1995  ALEXANDRIA: Alexandria 6 LAFAYETTE AREA:  LAFAYETTE: Acadiana I,II,III,IV,V  Carmike 10  LAKE CHARLES: Prien Lake I,II & III NEW ORLEANS AREA:  SLIDELL: North Shore 6

Celebrity Theatres

BATON ROUGE AREA:  BATON ROUGE: Grand 8 LAFAYETTE AREA:  LAFAYETTE: Celebrity 10  RUSTON: Celebrity 8

Cinemark BATON ROUGE AREA:  BATON ROUGE: Cinemark Perkin Rowe 16  Tinseltown USA 10  LAKE CHARLES: Cinemark 14 MONROE AREA:  MONROE: Cinema 10  Cinema III  WEST MONROE: Tinseltown USA 17 SHREVEPORT AREA:  SHREVEPORT: Tinseltown USA 17

Cineplex Odeon

Still active in Canada  MONROE: Plaza 2

Connett Theatres

LAFAYETTE AREA:  LAFAYETTE: Gil  Jefferson  Twin DI NEW ORLEANS AREA:  ALGIERS: Algiers DI  MARRERO: Marrero DI

Film Services Corporation BATON ROUGE AREA:  Tiger DI  LAROSE: Joy NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Joy

Fox Theatre Enterprises       

ALEXANDRIA: Fox Joy DI /2 BUNKIE: Baily Fox Fox DI LA COMPTE: Fox POLLOCK: Fox

General Cinemas

Gulf States Theatres (I)

Taken over by Carmike in this state in 1995 Gulf International Cinema  ALEXANDRIA: Alexandria 6 Corporation  Alexandria Mall Cinema /2 Sold to United Artists in 1987 BATON ROUGE AREA:  ALEXANDRIA: Don  BATON ROUGE: Cortana Mall I,II  Joy & III  Paramount  Showtown USA DI /2 LAFAYETTE AREA:  Twinair DI  LAFAYETTE: Acadiana I,II,III,IV,V  Westgate 8  LAKE CHARLES: Prien Lake I,II &  BASTROP: Rose III BATON ROUGE AREA: NEW ORLEANS AREA:  BATON ROUGE: Airline DI  NEW ORLEANS: Gentilly Woods  Cinema 8 Cinema I & II  Essen Mall 6  Robert E. Lee  Florida DI  GRETNA: Oakwood 2/3/4  Gordon  KENNER: Esplanade Mall 9  Ogden  METAIRIE: Lakeside Cinema I & II  Paramount  SLIDELL: North Shore 6  Rebel DI SHREVEPORT AREA:  Showtown USA Twin DI  SHREVEPORT: Quail Creek I & II  Tiger DI  Southpark I & II  University Twin  Varsity George, Don, Inc., Theaters  BOGALUSA: State  ALEXANDRIA: Don  Trackside Cinemas 2  Don DI  GREENVILLE: Plaza 2 SHREVEPORT AREA:  HOUMA: Fox  SHREVEPORT: Don  Park  Glenwood  Southland 2  Lake  Tidelands Cinema  Venus  Woolco Twin  BOSSIER CITY: Davis LAFAYETTE AREA:  LAFAYETTE: Nona Grand Theatres  Northgate  BASTROP: Grand 4  Pat  Showtown Twin DI  Twin DI  Westwood  LAKE CHARLES: Midway DI  New Moon DI  Oak Park 6  LAUREL: Sawmill Square  LEESVILLE: Lee Hills 6 MONROE AREA:  MONROE: Eastgate DI  Jim DI  Joy DI  Showtown USA Twin DI  WEST MONROE: Star DI  NEW IBERIA: Colonial  Echo DI  Essanee NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Eastlake Plaza 8  Plaza Cinema Four  Skyvue DI  ALGIERS: Algiers DI  Aurora Village 6  HAMMOND: Columbia  Hammond Square Twin  Ritz  Town and Country Twin

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University Twin JEFFERSON: Drive-In Movies Jeff DI KENNER: Crescent DI Kenner DI MARRERO: Belle Promenade 6/10  METARIE: Airline DI  Do DI 2  Sena Mall Cinema  Westgate /2 DI  SLIDELL: Tammany  Tiger DI  OPELOUSAS: Delta  St. Landry 4  Vista Village 2/4  Yarn DI  PINEVILLE: Kings DI  RUSTON: Dixie  Ruston DI  Tech  Village Twin SHREVEPORT AREA:  SHREVEPORT: Broodmoor  Centenary  Don  Showtown USA Twin DI  Sherve City Cinema /2  BOSSIER CITY: Barksdale DI

Gulf States Theatres (II) – Palace Theatres

Sold to AMC in 2002  HOUMA: Palace 10 NEW ORLEANS AREA:  HAMMOND: Palace 10  HARAHAN: Palace 20  HARVEY: Palace 16 – Westbank  METARIE: Palace 12 - Clearview

Heard, J. M. Theatres

 DE QUINCY: Strand  DE RIDDER: Realart  FARMERSVILLE: Strand  HAYNESVILLE: Melba  Strand  JENA: Strand  LEESVILLE: Dreamland MONROE AREA:  WEST MONROE: Rialto  Strand  PEASON: Peason  SLAGLE: Slagle  SULPHER: Strand

Hollywood Theatres

NEW ORLEANS AREA:  COVINGTON: Hollywood Stadium 14

Jerry Lewis

BATON ROUGE AREA:  BATON ROUGE: Jerry Lewis Twin

Joy’s Theatres

 ALEXANDERIA: Joy  Joy DI  ARCADIA: Joy  BASTROP: Joy BATON ROUGE AREA:  BATON ROUGE: Robert E. Lee /2/3/4  BUNKIE: Joy  CHURCH POINT: Joy  CLINTON: Joy  COTTONPORT: Joy  GRAMARCY: Joy  GROSS TETE: Joy  GUEYDAN: Joy  KAPLIN: Joy  Rio  KINDER: Joy LAFAYETTE AREA:  LAFAYETTE: Dollar Cinemas 4  M I Movies 4  LAROSE: Joy  LUTCHER: Lutcher  MAMOU: Joy  MANSURA: Joy  Joy DI  MARKSVILLE: Joy  MELVILLE: Joy  MINDEN: Joy MONROE AREA:  MONROE: Cinema III  Eastgate /3  Joy  Joy DI  Joy’s Twin Cinema  NAPOLEONVILLE: Joy NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Downtown Joy (last in chain) 2/3  Isis  Joy  Joy’s Strand  Panorama  Rio  Robert E. Lee  Strand  KENNER: Cinema City 6/8  METAIRIE: Aeron /2/3  Panorama 2/4/6  OPELOUSAS: Midway DI  RAINGOLD: Joy  RAYNE: Arcadia  Bruce  Joy  Joy (III)  RAYVILLE: Joy

SHREVEPORT AREA:  SHREVEPORT: Cinema City 7  Joy  Joy DI  Joy’s Cinema Six  Joy’s Quail Creek 4  Leo DI  Princess  Winnsboro  SIMMESPORT: Joy  ST. MARTINSVILLE: Joy  Tech  VILLA PLATTE: Joy DI  VINTON: Joy  WELSH: Joy

McElroy Theatres Harrison-McElroy Theatres

Landmark Theatres

This became Mann in 1973. NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Cine Royal  Robert E. Lee  METAIRIE: Panorama 2/4

NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Canal Place 4  Prytania

SHREVEPORT AREA:  SHREVEPORT: Broodmoor  Centenary  Don  Glenwood  Joy  Joy DI  Rex  Sunset DI  BOSSIER CITY: Barksdale DI  Davis

National General Cinemas

Lazarus Theatres

All the cinemas started with the letter “C”. NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Carver  Center  Cinema  Circle  Coliseum  Crown

Ogden-Perry Theatres, Inc.

National General Cinemas

O’Neil Theatres

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ALEXANDRIA: McArthur Village 2/4/3 BATON ROUGE AREA:  BAKER: Baker Cinema I & II  BATON ROUGE: Broodmoor 2/4  Gordon  North Park I & II  HOUMA: Plaza Cinema I,II,III & IV Loew’s LAFAYETTE AREA: NEW ORLEANS AREA:  LAFAYETTE: Center Cinema 2/3  NEW ORLEANS: Crescent  LAKE CHARLES: Charles Cinema  Loew’s State /3 I,II & III  NEW IBERIA: Admiral Doyle Twin MI Theatres Cinema NEW ORLEANS AREA: NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Elmwood  NEW ORLEANS: Uptown Square Cinema IV  CHALMETTE: Chalmette Movies 9  Kenilworth Cinema /2  MARRERO: Oak Ridge 5 SHREVEPORT AREA:  SHREVEPORT: Eastgate Plaza Martin Theatres I,II,III & IV NEW ORLEANS AREA:  THIBODAUX: Nicholls I & II  NEW ORLEANS: Cinerama

This became Mann in 1973. NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Cine Royal  Robert E. Lee

 CROWLEY: Cinema 4 NEW ORLEANS AREA:  COVINGTON Holiday 6/10/& IMAX 12  MANDEVILLE: Causeway 4  SLIDELL: Movies 8

Paramount

Owned Balaban and Katz ,Paramount Gulf, Paramount-Richards Theatres,

Paramount Gulf

 ALEXANDRIA: Paramount  Rex  Saenger BATON ROUGE AREA:  BATON ROUGE: Drive-In  Hart  Louisiana  Varsity MONROE AREA:  MONROE: Capitol  Delta NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Globe  Tudor SHREVEPORT AREA:  SHREVEPORT: Centenary  Majestic  Rex  Saenger (new)  Strand  Venus  West End DI

Paramount-Richards Theatres, Inc.  ALEXANDRIA: Paramount  Rex  Saenger BATON ROUGE AREA:  BATON ROUGE: Drive-In  Hart  Louisiana  Paramount  Varsity  MONROE: Capitol  Delta  Paramount NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Globe SHREVEPORT AREA:  SHREVEPORT: Capitol  Centenary  Majestic  Rex  Saenger (New)  Strand  Venus  West End

Radio-Keith-Orpheum

NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Liberty  Orpheum

Rave Motion Pictures

BATON ROUGE AREA:  BATON ROUGE: Rave Motion Pictures 16 (Hatters Av.)  Rave Motion Pictures & IMAX 15 (Mall of Louisiana)

RKO-Stanley Warner

NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Orpheum

Rebstock Pfeiffer

BATON ROUGE AREA:  BATON ROUGE: Avenue  Istrouma  Tivoli

Regal Cinemas  ALEXANDRIA: Westgate 8  BASTROP: Washington Square 4 BATON ROUGE AREA:  BATON ROUGE: Citiplace 11  Siegen Village 10 LAFAYETTE AREA:  LAFAYETTE: Ambassador 10  Northgate 8  Westwood  LAKE CHARLES: Lake Charles 10  LEESVILLE: Lee Hills 6  NEW IBERIA: Bayou Landing 6 SHREVEPORT AREA:  SHREVEPORT: South Park Mall 8  BOSSIER CITY: Bossier Corners 9  Louisiana Boardwalk & IMAX 14

Plitt Southern

BATON ROUGE AREA:  BATON ROUGE: Bon Marche /2

Saenger Amusements Company

 ALEXANDRIA: Liberty  Rapids  Saenger BATON ROUGE AREA:  BATON ROUGE: Louisiana  COUSHATTA: Hollywood  CROWLEY: Acadia  Bailey  DE RIDDER: Uptown  DONLANDSVILLE: Grand  ELIZABETH: Paramount  FRANKLIN: Opera House  FULLERTON: Dreamland  HAYNESVILLE: Brownie  HOUMA: Grand  Strand  JENNINGS: Princess LAFAYETTE AREA:  LAFAYETTE: Azalea  Jefferson  Liberty (AA)  Royal  LAKE CHARLES: Arcade  Louisiana  LEESVILLE: Vernon  MANSFIELD: De Soto  MANY: Crystal MONROE AREA:  MONROE: Capitol  Lyceum  Paramount  Saenger  NATCHITOCHES: Cane  NEW IBERIA: Elks NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Alamo  Arcade  Capitol  Carrollton  Cosmopolitian  Crescent  Crown  Escorial  Fern  Fine Arts  Globe  Granada  Happy Hour  Happyland  Happyland (new)  Hip  Hollywood  Isis  Ivy  Liberty  Mars  Mecca  Napoleon  National  Piety  Poplar  Prytania

 Queen  Rivoli  Saenger  St. Charles  Strand  Variety  Washington  ALGIERS: Folly  GRETNA: Hollywood  OAKDALE: Scout  OPELOUSAS: Rex  PLAQUEMINE: Wilbert  RUSTON: Astor SHREVEPORT AREA:  SHREVEPORT: Hippodrome  Lyric  Majestic  New Saenger  Opera House  Queen  Saenger  Star  SPRINGHILL: Webster  TALLUAH: Bailey  Cameo  THIBODAUX: Grand  VILLA PLATTE: Bailey  VINTON: Bijou  Strand  WINSFIELD: Winn  ZWOLLE: Rio

Southern Amusements

 BUNKIE: Baily  Rio  COUSHATTA: Hollywood  CROWLEY: Acadia  DE RIDDER: Uptown  JENNINGS: Gem  Strand LAFAYETTE AREA:  LAFAYETTE: Azalea  Jefferson  Liberty  Roxy  Royal  LAKE CHARLES: Arcade  Delta  Dixie  Ritz  Round Up DI  Victory  LEESVILLE: Polk  Vernon  MANSFIELD: Victory  MANY: Crystal  MAPLEWOOD: Pines  OPELOUSAS: Delta  Opou  Rose  SPRING HILL: Webster  TALLULAH: Bailey  Cameo  Roxy Silver Theatres  VILLA PLATTE: Bailey  BASTROP: Washington Square 4  Tete  BOGALUSA: Trackside Cinemas 5  WEST LAKE: Lake LAFAYETTE AREA:  WINSFIELD: Palace  LAFAYETTE: Eastgate 6  Venus NEW ORLEANS AREA:  Winn  NEW ORLEANS: The Plaza Five  ZWOLLE: Rio  CHALMETTE: Chalmette Movies 9  KENNER: Cinema City 6 Southern Theatres  LA PLACE: La Place 7 (same owners as the old Gulf States

Singer, Mort H.

NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Liberty  Orpheum

Sobel-Richards-Shear Enterprises

NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Arcade  Carrollton  Fine Arts  Rivoli  Washington

theatres)  ALEXANDRIA: Grand 14 BATON ROUGE AREA:  BATON ROUGE: Grand 8 LAFAYETTE AREA:  LAFAYETTE: The Grand 14: Ambassador  The Grand 16: Lafayette  NEW IBERIA: Grand 10 NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Canal Place 5/8  The Grand 12 – Plaza Drive  SLIDELL: The Grand & IMAX 16

Theaters Service Company

BATON ROUGE AREA:  BATON ROUGE: Columbia  Louisiana  Paramount  Varsity  BOGALUSA: Ritz  BUNKIE: Baily  COLUMBIA: Ritz  CROWLEY: Acadia  DONALDSONVILLE: Grand  EUNCIE: Claude DI  Delta  Liberty  Mitchell DI  Rex  HAYNESVILLE: Strand  HOUMA: Bijou  Houma DI  JENA: Strand  JEANERETTE: Avalon  Star  JENNINGS: Strand  LAKE CHARLES: Arcade  Dixie  Round-up DI  Surf DI  LEESVILLE: Polk  MINDEN: Rex  Tower  NATCHITOCHES: Chief DI  Don  NEW IBERIA: Colonial NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Globe  Happy Hour  HAMMOND: Columbia  LA PLACE: La Place  PONCHATCULA: Ideal  RESERVE: Maurim  SLIDELL: De Luxe  PLAQUEMINE: Brad DI  RUSTON: Dixie  SULPHER: Strand  TALLULAH: Bailey  VILLA PLATTE: Bailey  WINNSBORO: Princess  WINSFIELD: Parkway DI  Venus

Trans-Beacon

NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Orpheum

Trans-Lux

Booked by Brandt theatres NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Beacon  Carrollton  Cinerama  Napoleon  Prytania

Trad-A-House Corporation See O’Neil Theatres

Tri-State Theatres     

SPRINGHILL: Rancho DI Spring State VIVIAN: Fox State

UEC Theatres 

RUSTON: Ruston 10 (Under construction)

United Artists

Taken over Gulf International in 1987  ALEXANDRIA: Westgate 8  BASTROP: Washington Square 4 BATON ROUGE AREA:  BATON ROUGE: Bon Marche 2 (old ABC theatre)  Bon Marche 11/15  CItiplace 11  Essen Mall 6  Siegen Village 10  University 4  BOGALUSA: Trackside 2/5  HOUMA: Houma Cinema 2  Plaza Cinema I,II,III & IV  Southland 4 LAFAYETTE AREA:  LAFAYETTE: Ambassador 10  Northgate 8  Westwood  LAKE CHARLES: Charles Cinema I,II & III  Lake Charles 10  Oak Park 6  LEESVILLE: Lee Hills 6  NEW IBERIA: Bayou Landing 6 NEW ORLEANS AREA:  ALGIERS: Village Aurora 8  HAMMOND: Hammond Square Twin  Town & Country Twin  University Twin  NEW ORLEANS: Eastlake Plaza 8  Plaza Cinema 4  KENNER: West Esplanade 8  MARRERO: Belle Promenade 10/14  METAIRIE: Sena Mall Cinema  OPELOUSAS: St. Landry 4  Vista Village 4 SHREVEPORT AREA:  SHREVEPORT: Eastgate Plaza I,II,III & IV  Shreve City Cinema 2

United Theatres

NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Algy  Arcade  Beacon  Bijou  Booker T (AA)  Capitol  Carrollton  Carver  Circle  Clabon  Coliseum  Cosmopolitan  Dreamland  Drive-In  Escorial  Famous  Fern  Fine Arts  Globe  Gordon  Granada  Happyland  Isis  Ivy  Mecca  Metry  Napoleon  National  Nola  Piety  Poplar  Prytania  Rivoli  Saenger  Tivoli  Tudor  Washington  ALGIERS: Abalon  Folly  GRETNA: Tower  METAIRIE: Grand

W & K Theatres

NEW ORLEANS AREA:  ALGIERS: Abalon  OIL CITY: Strand  VIVIAN: Fox  State  Wakea

WRND-FM 100

NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Uptown Square  ALGIERS: Abalon  LA PLACE: La Place Twin Cinemas  MARRERO: Oak Ridge 5

Walter Reade

NEW ORLEANS AREA:  NEW ORLEANS: Toulouse  METAIRIE: Sena Mall