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Bobby Jones (born ca. 1927) of Ferriday recalled having swept the Arcade for $1 a day. A graduate and[[football]] player at nearby Ferriday High School, Jones also recalls five-cent popcorn and nine-cent movie admission. "Those were the days. Nothing was real expensive. I always had money in my pocket," Jones reminisced for the ''Concordia Sentinel.''<ref>"Memories: Bobby Jones, Ferriday”, ''Concordia Sentinel,'' April 2, 2008, p. 6.</ref>
Bobby Jones (born ca. 1927) of Ferriday recalled having swept the Arcade for $1 a day. A graduate and[[football]] player at nearby Ferriday High School, Jones also recalls five-cent popcorn and nine-cent movie admission. "Those were the days. Nothing was real expensive. I always had money in my pocket," Jones reminisced for the ''Concordia Sentinel.''<ref>"Memories: Bobby Jones, Ferriday”, ''Concordia Sentinel,'' April 2, 2008, p. 6.</ref>
Gaye Clark of Vidalia, the Concordia Parish seat of government, said that she worked at the Arcade as a cashier in 1954. "I have so many memories of the Arcade . . . Working there and being given the responsibility of being cashier gave me a work ethic that has stayed with me my entire life . . . ," Clark added.<ref>"Memories: Gaye Clark, Vidalia,” ''Concordia Sentinel,'' April 2, 2008, p. 6.</ref> Dan Ratcliff of Natchez recalls that each year the Arcade had three free movie days prior to [[Christmas]]. "Each showing was packed, and I remember they mostly showedElvis Presley or [[Jerry Lewis]] or [[Dean Martin]] films.<ref>"Memories: Dan Ratcliff, Natchez", ''Concordia Sentinel,'' April 2, 2008, p. 7.</ref>
Gaye Clark of Vidalia, the Concordia Parish seat of government, said that she worked at the Arcade as a cashier in 1954. "I have so many memories of the Arcade . . . Working there and being given the responsibility of being cashier gave me a work ethic that has stayed with me my entire life . . . ," Clark added.<ref>"Memories: Gaye Clark, Vidalia,” ''Concordia Sentinel,'' April 2, 2008, p. 6.</ref> Dan Ratcliff of Natchez recalls that each year the Arcade had three free movie days prior to [[Christmas]]. "Each showing was packed, and I remember they mostly showedElvis Presley or [[Jerry Lewis]] or [[Dean Martin]] films.<ref>"Memories: Dan Ratcliff, Natchez", ''Concordia Sentinel,'' April 2, 2008, p. 7.</ref>
==Museum faced with potential closure==
==Museum weathers the threat of closure==
Under the 2012–2013 budget proposed by then Governor [[Bobby Jindal]], the Delta Music Museum could close. Budget constraints have already placed it on a Thursday-through-Saturday schedule, insufficient to meet the weeklong needs of tourists. In a meeting with the state House Appropriations Committee in March 2012, then Secretary of State [[Tom Schedler]] outlined the situation regarding the seventeen museums funded through his office. Schedler, who is seeking a way to keep the facilities open, noted that most of the museums are operated by volunteers and part-time workers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20120312/NEWS01/203120321/La-budget-plan-could-close-museums-Tioga-Ferriday|title=La. budget plan could close museums in Tioga, Ferriday|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=March 12, 2012}}</ref>
Under the 2012–2013 budget proposed by then Governor [[Bobby Jindal]], the Delta Music Museum could close. Budget constraints have already placed it on a Thursday-through-Saturday schedule, insufficient to meet the weeklong needs of tourists. In a meeting with the state House Appropriations Committee in March 2012, then Secretary of State [[Tom Schedler]] outlined the situation regarding the seventeen museums funded through his office. Schedler, who is seeking a way to keep the facilities open, noted that most of the museums are operated by volunteers and part-time workers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20120312/NEWS01/203120321/La-budget-plan-could-close-museums-Tioga-Ferriday|title=La. budget plan could close museums in Tioga, Ferriday|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=March 12, 2012}}</ref>