Interview with Marcella Stagg Sensat

Accession No.: 
ST1-167

00:00 - Born and raised in Rayne, now lives in Crowley;
00:40 - Went to Saint Joseph High School - graduated valedictorian, walked to school everyday;
01:10 - Went to SLI for Business Administration, Married in 1943;
01:35 - Her mother was a good seamstress and made most of her clothes;
02:55 - Her mother was from Washington, LA, Father went to college in Alabama to study dentistry, they settled in Rayne;
03:50 - Discussing her hobbies - reading, skating, dancing;
04:30 - Her father spoke French, Mother was pure Irish, so she was never taught to speak French; Discussing other kids speaking French in school
05:20 - Using the radio as a news source during WWII;
05:50 - Description of a typical day during the 30s and 40s
07:00 - Says that daily life around here didn't change much during the war, then goes on to say that many of the boys she went to school with went off to fight, many were killed;
07:45 - Talking about women who went on to serve during WWII;
10:15 - GI Bills - says she doesn't know much about that;
10:40 - Things got back to normal pretty quickly after the war finished;
11:20 - Says there is now a push for people to learn French and Spanish after they were only allowed to speak English when she was growing up;
13:00 - She was the Rice Festival Senior Citizen Queen in 1995 - Senior Citizen Ball;
15:40 - Talks about her son, Lloyd Sensat, Jr. - Was a teacher, now gives walking tours in New Orleans

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Students
Subject: 
Great Depression; World War II
Creator: 
Tracy Franzel
Informants: 
Marcella Stagg Sensat
Recording date: 
Monday, March 10, 2003
Coverage Spatial: 
Crowley, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
17:35
Original Format: 
MP3
Digital Format: 
MP3
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Born Digital