Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog

Um Emisson FrancoanglaisSinger Johnnie Allen began performing in French. His parents spoke French in the home. He also plays the guitar. HeÕs played all over Europe: England, Germany, Brussels, etc... Rockin Dopsie recorded a song written by him. He wrote the entire album, ÔThe Cajun BarnÕ. He talks about the book: ÔMemoriesÕ, a book that chronicles music genres and the musicians of Louisiana and west Texas, and also the musicians and celebrities who came to Louisiana to experience the music and culture. the how he started out in music, at around 6 years old. ÔMemoriesÕ includes photos of and captions about: Harry Chultz, writer of the popular song ÒJolie BlondeÓ; Bois Sec Ardoin, Canrey Fontenot, Amede Ardoin, Crawford Benson. He has pictures with Elvis Presley, the Beatles at Apple Studio, Johnny Carson, etc. He played in the house (Jimmy Durandi) band in Slulfur, La that included Groucho Marx and Jimmy Joy on the Clarinet. He has another book ÒThe Journal of Country Music of NashvilleÓ: The life of Jimmy Don Lee, a musician of Gulf Port Mississippi who wrote songs for Fats Domino. Gladys Clark talks about the yellow cotton she plants and picks then hand wove to make placemats. She grew learned this trade from her mother. She explains what part of the cotton plant to pick and what part to discard or leave behind. She demonstrates the process of seeding the cotton ball through combing the cotton until it is nice and long and able to be rolled. At this stage Clark can use the cotton to make hand woven placemats. Host ask why yellow cotton was not popular. Clark explained that there are varying opinions. One opinion is that the white cotton grown on plantations was for the boss; the yellow cotton was those working in the fields. Acadiana ZooMae Randal, traitueseMusic Hadley J. Castille -- Violin J. Blake Castille -- GuitarMarc de Basile - Accordion Ricy Williams -- FrottoirDoug Dugas, BassCharles David -- DrummerSongs: Òil pas connaisÓÒValse du Bayou TecheÓÒChere Petite Marie-AnneÓCajun song with Caribbean feeling, songÕs name ? ÒValse du Port ArthurÓSong about his childhood friend Douglas who tapped out a rhythm on a syrup can. SongÕs name ? Black and White video clip of Rod Bernard singing ÒThis should go on foreverÓ.

Richard Guidry of Gueydan, La. gives the history of the founding of Gueydan. He talks about the fete de canard, the duck festival. Lady at Vermilionville talks about the basic house tools of Cajuns and Creoles of the past. She displays the first washing machine, broom, coffee maker, butter churner and so on.Charles Larroque interviews Richard Baudouin, editor and journalist with the Times of Acadiana. Baudouin is from New Orleans. He writes about politics. Amanda Lafleur and James H. Domengeaux talks about the development of a plan to set up a private endowment to donate funds to public schools. The organization is called Acadiana Educational Endowment Inc. The endowment is setup to award good teachers and fund programs. Second ProgramJudge Rick Michot talks about his family history. He began playing music while in the seminary. He plays with the group Les Frre MichotCurly Dartez has been a police officer in Lafayette for 17 years. He discusses the addictive nature of crack cocaine. He talks about the project D.A.R.E. Allen Simon talks about a play that will take place at Acadian Village and a music festival involving 20 artists who represent France, Belgium, Louisiana and so on. Maxie Broussard talks about being a dairy-farmer

The Childrens Theatre Academy - They've been working with the Office Culturelle de Cluny of Quebec. (00:05:20);
The children identified the names of body parts using French.
The theater workshops are conducted in French. The group did an exercise focused on Joy and Sadness.

Charles Larroque and Gail Broussard interview Erlene Broussard, director of CODOFIL (00:15:00)
Erlene talks about her vision of how CODOFIL will grow;

Video Clip of Vermilionville (00:32:35);
Workers discussing the preservation of French culture in Louisiana
Footage of artisans in the village;- demonstrating woodworking, basket weaving, blacksmithing, wood carving, doll making, and other crafts;

Les Frères Michot perform (00:48:04);
Old Fashioned Two-step;
Un livre de tabbac (Rye Whiskey);
Mamou Two Step

Footage of the Atchafalaya Basin (01:03:50)
Gail Broussard interviews Larry Wiltz of Henderson about life in the region (01:06:20)
Larry operated a towboat up the Mississippi - he was a deck hand and captain.
Norma Wiltz Interviewed (01:22:00)
A native of Baton Rouge, talks about her experience living in Henderson during the first few years of marriage.
The Wiltzes have two children. She didn't want to live in Henderson.
While her husband was a boat captain in Baton Rouge, she lived in Henderson.
On the days he was in Baton Rouge, Norma Wiltz said she would take her two children back to Baton Rouge.
Norma Wiltz helped organize the Henderson Rabbit Festival.

Vietnam Vet Harry Broussard, owner of the houseboat the Henderson Queen talks about how he buiit the house boat at his Lafayette home, disassembled it then reassembled it on the water.
He built the boat in 1982.
Currently works in the oil field.
His son Ben Broussard attended the interview as well. Ben Broussard has brought his friends out to fish on the water.
Harry Broussard and Larry Wiltz run a houseboat business.
There are some people who have trained hawks to catch rabbits.

J. Maxie Broussard, Pual Guilbeau, and Tommy Angelle , Mayor of Carencro, talk about the consolidation plan and what changes it would make to the existing governing structure. The proposed amendment change was put on the ballot for voters to decide. Earl and Lorraine Guidry are interviewed by Gail Broussard. Earl Guidry is French speaking but his wife Lorraine is not. HeÕs a blacksmith like his father was and his wife is welder as well. She welds and draws reindeer and other works with a Christmas theme . Video of the work she welded was shown; this work included: the first reindeer she welded, angels, a dove, a Merry Christmas sign, Christmas trees, a toy soldier and a three-dimensional snow man; candy canes, a candle and a silhouette snowman and a 15-foot Christmas tree with packages at the base, and an American Flag and other holiday theme items such as a carousel and Mardi Gras masks. Most of her work is wrapped in chicken wire and then dipped in plastic. Most of her work is child inspired especially the moving train. A video clip is shown of how the lights are affixed to the iron rods.

L'alouette et le poisson;
Derrière chez nous il-y-avait un champ de noix;
Les garcons du village;
D'ou viens-tu bergère, bergère;
Derrière chez nous y'a't'un étang;
Catin, catin jolie catin;
Quand j'ai parti de chez nous;
Compère Guillerie;
Dans le Canada il y a t'une brune;
Bounjour beau-père mignon;
Dans l'Acadie il y à 90 Cajennes;
Par un dimanche soir;
Messieurs vous m'avez demandé ;
Une chanson nouvelle que j'ai m'en vas chanter;
Sur le grand mat d'une corvette un petit mousse voir chantait;
La promenade des collegiens;
Comment voulez-vous qu'une personne chante;
Si tous les garcons du monde

Je m'ai fait une maitresse (Lizette);
Les massons sont plus que les eveques;
Le petit arbre d'amour;
Par un beau matin;
Je plains le sort des marinées;
C'était une vielle bergère (du zing zang des navots);
Troisième version de c'était une vieille bergère;
C'est sur le pont de Nantes;
Quand j'étais sur mon père;
Je me suis marié;
J'étais né dans St. Etienne;
Le long d'un rivage;
Il faut la boire et la remplir;
C'était la ville de Malo Bonaparte;
C'était dans Paris, vive le roi;
Plus matin je me leve;
Nous sommes 33, tous voleurs

Mes chers amis ˆ la table ronde; En revenant de pays vraiment; Adieu, Marguerite, adieu; Je mÕen ai ŽtŽ voir mÕamie; Belle, embarquez dans mon batau; Mon pre mÕa mariŽ a lÕ‰ge de vignt ans; La fille et le mre: accordez moi le marriage; Le deserteur a la fleur de lÕage, Òil faut ouir une complainteÓ; LÕautre jour jÕallais voir ma blonde; La fiancŽ infidele. la belle regarde sur la mer salŽe; LÕoccasion marquŽe, lÕautre jour en mÕen allant; Le miracle de Ste. Marie quand jÕai parti de rage; Chanson dÕun meunier bien dr™le; Pichi; CÕŽtait Dominique ˆ Marcel; CÕŽtait la femme dÕun barbochon; Sur le pont de Londres; Oh ma petite noire;Dans Celinois, il y a une jolie fille

Des remdes; la recolte; la cuisine; des jeus; le franais;

Johnny Janot;la langue franais; KEUN; Austin Pitre; la musique; Iry Lejeune; Pine Grove Blues; W.T. Olivier; Boss Cajun; les Cadiens;

Travaille; des cemitires; Marais Bouleur; couteau dans le chapeau; fais do-do; des Cadiens; des politiciens; des Cadiens au Texas; le franais Cadien;

le franais; la rŽcolte; la cuisine; la boucherie dÕhabitants; fais do-do; du coton

M. et Mme Dupuis;le couche-couche; le riz; des poules; lÕh™pital; M. Eymer; le Ônursing homeÕ; Pre Bloom; le franais; lÕorphelinage; le chemin de fer;

des couleurs du monde; travaille; des Cadiens et des Franais; le franais; des politiciens; lÕeau haute;

les enfants; le franais; le matelas; des pedleurs; des sacs du farine et du sucre; le Depression; des groceries; des matelas ˆ coton; President Roosevelt et le WPA; la pauvretŽ; des remdes; des calebas; la cuisine;

courting; des jeu; des enfants; des plaisenteries; des hobos;

la guerre; le franais; lÕarmŽe; le medicine; des chasse-femmes;

loup-garoups; des batailles; gros feu du Ville Platte; la bŽquine; hopscotch; langlais; lÕŽcole; Lance aux Pailles; des pralines; le cafŽ; le marriage; le bal de noces;

Mme. Hazelton; bals de maison; la rŽcolte; famille;Mme. Fruge;la boguŽ; lÕŽcole; des danses; le One-step;

Mme. Fruge; Home Sweet Home; parler franais a lÕŽcole; la rŽcolte; le travaille;