Interviews with Mathé Allain (cont.); William Patton

Accession No.: 
BE1-081

Mathé Allain:
00:00 - Discussing the music used for the bicentiannial celebration - Lacked local music;
02:00 - Louise Olivier;
04:00 - Involvement with CODOFIL;
05:00 - Conversations about preserving French in Louisiana;
07:10 - James Domengeaux's vision for CODOFIL - "Teaching Cajun French would be like teaching Redneck English;"
09:40 - Early French teachers had no teaching materials in Cajun French; Most school administrations weren't supportive;
11:45 - Discussing the successes of CODOFIL;
13:50 - Mathé's positive impressions of Domengeaux;
16:10 - Visits by foreign dignitaries;
18:00 - University students learning to speak French;
19:45 - Gaining outside validation using the Evangeline story;
21:55 - Discussing the future of Cajun culture and Louisiana French;
23:30 - Discussing what will happen to Cajun culture if the language dies out;
24:10 - French Immersion programs
25:00 - Discussing how ancient Roman culture has "died," but it has influenced so many other cultures that are thriving today;

28:00 - Interview with William "Bill" Patton: Former General Manager of Channel 10 and Channel 3
28:35 - beginnings in radio - 1947 at KVOL, In 1950, moved to KLFY Radio;
29:15 - Went to Shreveport and Corpus Christi for a while, returned to KPEL until 1962, then joined KATC
30:30 - Lived in Lafayette since 1935, attended SLI

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
French Language; CODOFIL; Lafayette; Television; Radio
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Recording date: 
Friday, April 24, 1998
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
30:50
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, April 3, 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