Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog

Video of Dog sledding and sightseeing spots;
Prepping sleds;
Dog Sledding footage (00:12:30)

The band Mamou - Louisiana musicians performing at Festival du Voyageur in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada (00:51:00)

Jonno Frishberg - Fiddle

Mark de Basile - Accordion
Steve LaFleur - Guitar & Vocals

Amedé Two-step
Arc de Triomphe Two-step
Danse sur le Bayou
PawPaw et Pepère
Un homme de pitié
Jolie Coeur
The Longest Winter
Instrumental
Lacassine Special
Bébé Catin;
It's Raining
Sherry Lynn
Pauvre Hobo

Gail interviews Judge Herman Clause.
Born in Saint Landry Parish and raised in Carencro;
Growing up in the country in the 50's and 60's - Speaking French while growing up;
Talking about his family and parents;
His education - graduating High School from Carencro and attending USL and then Tulane Law School;
Practiced Law for 20 years and then became a Judge;
Differences in education when he was growing up;

Video Clip of Hadley Castille Band at Festival Cochon Du Lait
Blues à Nathan Abshire (00:26:00)

Gail interviews Child and Family Therapist, Lois Theall (00:29:30);
Born in Lafayette;
Table Francais at Dwyers;
Lois talks about her time working in Montana on an Indian Reservation;
She talks about considering joining a convent with the Sisters of the Immaculate Child/Son of Mary in San Antonio, Texas;
Teaching experiences in different places;
Studying psychology in California - Moving to Washington after living in California for 10 years;
Working for Catholic Community Services near Seattle;
Children and drugs
Attention Deficit Disorder (00:50:45)

Video clip of the Festival du Cochon du Lait - Kevin Suire and Louisiana Spice perform
'Tits yeux noirs;

New episode begins (01:02:00)

The group of Toastmasters of Lafayette present speeches and stories in French.

Elmo Autremont - speaks about the progress made in preserving French in Louisiana;
Jane Gagner - Pledge of Allegiance and Our Father prayer;
Commentary and rules;
Jane Gagner speaks
M. Maxey speaks (01:35:12)
Rodney Guidry (01:45:45)
Professor from Marseilles, France speaks;

The days presentations were judged by Gail Dubois-Broussard. Allen Simon officiated.

This Episode was filmed outside a boutique called La Louisiane Arts and Crafts - which is also the Jim Bowie Museum.
Hadley Castille's wife, Gail Castille, operates this business.
Hadley explains the significance of the patio where the show is being filmed, the Jim Bowie patio, and the surrounding area.

Video of Hadley Castile introducing the band Suroit at an event in Manitoba was shown.
Henri-Paul Bénard- mandolin, accordion, and guitar
Kenneth Sonnier - guitar and fiddle
Alcide Painchaud - Piano and accordion
Felix LeBlanc - Fiddle

Instrumental tune
Disco et fais do do
Traditional Acadian song
Vivre à la Baie
Tradition Fiddle Tune
Mystificoté
La danse de Samedi soir
Laissiez-Faire

New episode begins - filmed outside of La Louisiane Arts and Crats boutique. (01:00:30)
Gail and Hadley introduce the video clip of Patricia Joyal singing.
This is the same video clip in CNA2.030.mp4 .
Richard Seguin performed.
Marie Denise Pellettier's performance is also on CNA2.030.mp4.

Pete Bergeron discussing the history of the CFMA Awards and Festival;
Discussing Floyd Sonnier
Nominees for the different CFMA awards

Pete discussing French Immersion in the schools and the Cajun French dialect;
Pete discussing his Cajun musician research

Aurele interviews English Immersion students from France;
The students were in their third week of travel in the United States;
Discussing their impressions of Louisiana culture and life and compared what they observed to the French culture and way of life;
Students talking about their host families - differences they are noticing in day to day life;
Their impressions of New Orleans and the French Quarter;
Impressions of Cajun food

New Episode begins at (00:59:00)

Aurele Chevrier and Gail Dubois-Broussard interview Pascal Sanchis
Pascal works with the organization (U.S.F.B.) responsible for sending French students to the United States to learn English.

Aurele and Gail Interview Sandra Sonnier Rung
Discussing Sandra's camp in Holly Beach
Sandra's husband grew up in Forked Island, Works on an oil barge in Europe;
Living in Edinburgh for a year

Video Clip of a Canadian news program about Gail Dubois Broussard's trip to Manitoba, Canada for Festival du Voyageur.
Video footage of Gail and other people snow sledding.
Gail Broussard and Lee Clark interviewed by a Canadian news station (00:12:39)
They discuss similarities between the regions, Festival International, their preparation for the cold weather;

Video clip of band at Festival du Voyageurs (00:17:15)

Video Clip of Gail and Lee being interviewed at a radio station in Manitoba, Canada (00:22:30)

Hariette Dugal of Belgium and France is a French teacher in Louisiana.
She talks about the similarities and differences among various European countries and the United States.
Politics in Louisiana and France

Gail interviews alligator farmers, Mr. and Mrs. Lemaire (00:24:20)
Discussing how they got into alligator farming
Footage of baby alligators (00:32:35)

Lester Gauthier, a political analyst, talks about the odds in the Edwin Edwards and David Duke governor's race. (00:37:20)
Talking about voter turnout and how they would affect the race;
Expresses opinions about Louisiana politics and the sense of anti-incumbency in the races.
Lieutenant governor races.
Discussing David Duke and his political future

New Episode starts (01:01:50)

Beverly Duhon - Talks about growing up and learning French;
Works at Vermilionville - talks about handmade items her grandmother made: soap, lace runners, perfume, instruments, etc.
Discussing Vermilionville artisans (01:09:00)
Explaining how she makes soap (01:10:30)
Beverly make rosary beads, quilts and other textiles.

Video clip of Larroque interviewing a French teacher in Stephensville from France. (01:23:40)

Randall Roach teaches French in Welch.
He talks about going to Singapore at the age of 14.
He talks about the revolution and French speaking in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Maitre David Marcantel (01:45:27)
Talks about why French speaking people don't make more occasions to speak French.
Ways to preserve French in Louisiana - Cajun bands talking to their crowds in English

This episode of Chez Nous Aut' was filmed during the Festival du voyageur in Manitoba, Canada - Final Day of the Festival
Footage of a gathering;
Singalong and Dance Program for Children starts (00:02:50)
Children's Song on dulcimer (00:05:30)
Gail interviews a cotton weaver - Lady working on a spinning wheel (00:19:30)
Interview with a "Official Voyager" family - Ambassadors to the Festival (00:22:00) - Explaining their clothing (00:23:50)
Footage of ladies quilting and sewing (00:29:40)
Footage of a wood carver and other artisans(00:32:40)
Singer/Songwriter performing(00:38:15)
Footage and tour of Le musée de Saint Boniface (00:42:00)
Métis musical and dance performance (00:56:00)
Ed Dejarles "The Meti Cowboy" - performs songs about the Métis Nation

This episode focuses on a porcelain doll that has been in the Dubois family for many generations.

Video footage of porcelain doll - Home of Lennis and Cindy Dubois
Jean Lafitte tree legend - He planted 13 trees in a horseshoe shape and buried his treasure underneath one of them (00:08:19)
Old methods for constructing buildings (00:11:00)
Film footage of alligator farm, interview with owners, Floyd and Barbera LaMaire (00:15:00)
Alligator hide processing (00:51:30)

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