Interview of Curtis Joubert by Ben Sandmel
Curtis Joubert:
01:15 - Sworn in as mayor in 1981
02:00 - Issues in Eunice - Drying up of oil revenue
05:00 - The City of Eunice purchasing the Theatre
05:30 - Cooperative agreement with the National Park Service to start programming at the Liberty
08:00 - French speakers in the community
09:45 - His perspective on the reasons for renovating the Liberty Theater and starting the weekly Shows
12:15 - The response of the people of the community
13:15 - Curtis' feelings on why the program should be in French
14:30 - People finding Eunice and the economic benefits of these events
15:00 - The economic benefits to the city
17:30 - The Liberty Theater producing revenue
17:50 - Eunice rural Mardi Gras celebration, Crawfish Cookoff
19:50 - The liberty has inspired many more cultural events to occur in Eunice
21:00 - Louisiana Folklife Festival
22:20 - Restoration of the Liberty Theater
24:45 - Producing programming with a low budget
26:00 - The other local uses of the Liberty Theater
27:00 - Standout performances for Curtis
30:00 - Cajun and Zydeco Music becoming popular outside of the state
