Interview of M. and Mme St-Amant by Ulysses Ricard

Accession No.: 
PL1.204

age of speakers (71 and 65) ; growing up in New Roads and Pointe Coupee ; language of preference ; number of years spent in house ; changes made to house ; number of years spent living in New Orleans ; reasons for choosing current neighborhood ; growing up on Fausse River ; name of father, Anatole St-Amant ; number of brothers and sisters in the family ; number of nieces and nephews ; French spoken by younger relatives ; subscribing to out of town newspapers ; godchildren and their locations ; frequency of going out ; number of black and white friends ; speaking French with friends ; farming work before retirement ; working as a truck driver before retirement ; serious sickness of sister ; dieting ; favorite kinds of meals before diet ; Creole cuisine ; special groceries unavailable in the city ; going fishing and hunting ; going to cultural festivals ; practicing the Catholic religion ; saying prayers in French ; traveling in Louisiana ; reading and writing in French ; cultural mixing among blacks and whites ; Creole identity

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Projet Louisiane
Subject: 
Cajun French
Creator: 
Ulysses Ricard
Informants: 
M. and Mme St-Amant
Recording date: 
Thursday, January 5, 1978
Coverage Spatial: 
New Orleans LA
Publisher: 
Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
1:16:40
Digitized Date: 
Monday, August 20, 2007
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--90
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore