Interview with Sanders Gaspard.

Accession No.: 
BE4-003-1

00:35 - Importance of land to Cajun people - Land was the most important thing in his life. Says he worked as hard as he could to own land;
01:35 - Says that younger people today aren't as interested in owning large amounts of land to farm;
02:20 - Problems of salt water coming into the marshes; Mentions that the land isn't able to be used anymore for farming or for grazing animals;
04:55 - Saltwater intrusion in Vermilion Parish became really bad in the 1960s;
07:00 - Possible solutions for saltwater intrusion issue;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Jack Beard
Subject: 
Oil Insdustry
Creator: 
Jack Beard
Recording date: 
Sunday, November 18, 1984
Coverage Spatial: 
Vermilion Parish, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
08:17
Digitized Date: 
Monday, September 19, 2011
Original Format: 
Cassette - 60
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Drawer 10 Row 4