Interviews with Ledelle D. "Biggie" Dupuis (cont.); Ernest Crochet

Accession No.: 
BE1-075

Ernest Crochet:
00:15 - Was in the C.C.C., then joined the Navy before the U.S. joined WWII
00:55 - Made $1/day in the C.C.C. during the depression
01:25 - Looking for work after the War

02:50 - Interview with Richard Nunez:
03:00 - importance of learning English in the 1930s;
04:10 - Born in 1925 in Lake Arthur, moved to Cow Island - Family moved by wagon;
06:25 - Getting punished for speaking French in school - Forked Island Elementary;
08:40 - Mostly everyone in his area spoke French when he was growing up;
09:00 - Early teaching experience in Krotz Springs - says there was very little French spoken there;
11:30 - Promotions - Working in Carencro, became principal at Montgomery, then Myrtle Place;
12:45 - Punishment for speaking French in school. Was it a state policy?;
15:00 - Still speaks both French and English;
17:00 - Local politics - Arnaudville;
17:50 - Unofficial policy regarding the speaking of french in school - Never received official memos or briefings;
19:30 - The expression "Les Americains;"
20:10 - Cold War/Civil Defense/Tornado drills in school in the 50s;
23:00 - Served in the Navy for WWII, then went into the reserves and rejoined after the war;
24:30 - Cuban Missile Crisis
26:00 - Communism in the region/ Red Scare
29:20 - Curney Dronet

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
French Language; Education; WWII, World War II; Cold War
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Informants: 
Ledelle D. "Biggie" Dupuis
Recording date: 
Monday, November 10, 1997
Coverage Spatial: 
New Iberia, LA
Publisher: 
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
30:51
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, February 5, 2024
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, February 2, 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