Interview with Curney Dronet and Robert Leblanc; Interview with Louise Landry and Dave Landry

Accession No.: 
BE1-059

Interview with Dronet and Leblanc (cont.):
00:30 - Contingency plans for Vermilion Parish in case of nuclear war;
00:50 - Fallout shelters;
02:30 - Nuclear drills for local officials
04:00 - Discussing various private fallout shelters built in Vermilion Parish;
07:20 - germ (biological) warfare;

Interview with Louise Landry and Dave Landry:
13:20 - Personal info;
15:00 - Discussing family members who spoke English;
16:20 - Punishments for speaking French in school;
20:30 - Quitting school for work, had to go back to school since he wasn't 16;
21:15 - Dave describes working in the bakery for John Henke. Eventually started working as an electrician;
20:20 - Experiences in the military - Korea, was drafted and served from 52-54, Highest rank was as Corporal;
25:00 - Worked at Jefferson Island Salt Mine during the strike;
26:30 - Military training in Arkansas
30:00 - People would ask where he was from due to his accent while in training;
31:00 - Working in the oil field and being called a "coonass" and discussing why they don't like the slang;
34:10 - Didn't see any combat during Korea, stayed stateside. Was transferred to Fort Hood in Texas;
38:45 - Not teaching their children French, Louise mentions that they didn't feel a sense of pride for the language until recently;
41:00 - Use of the French language in church;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
WWII; French language; Korean War; Louisiana
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Informants: 
Curney Dronet and Robert LeblancLouise and Dave Landry
Recording date: 
Friday, September 12, 1997
Coverage Spatial: 
Erath, LA
Publisher: 
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
46:31
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, February 5, 2024
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--60
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore