Interviews with Judge Allen Babineaux (cont.) and Mathé Allain

Accession No.: 
BE1-079

Interview with Judge Allen Babineaux (Continued);
00:00 - William explains why some people didn't like Dudley LeBlanc - Says he was a salesman, was the head of the Anti-Long movement;
02:45 - Arceneaux / LeBlanc dynamic. LeBlanc was more in-touch with the working class people of the area. Both promoted French in the area;
05:45 - Discussing the idea that LeBlanc was using the Cajun culture for personal gain;
06:30 - Association for Louisiana Acadians formed by Dudley, Evangeline Girls;
07:30 - Communism in Acadiana, Acadiana Neuf Group;
09:40 - Vietnam War, protests

Interview with Mathé Allain - April 24, 1998;
12:45 - Jimmy Domengeaux;
14:00 - First Festivals Acadiens (Tribute to Cajun Music) at Blackham Coliseum;
16:15 - French speakers in Louisiana. Mathé mentions she had issues understanding Lafourche Parish French;
17:40 - She arrived in Louisiana in December 1945 to come to school at USL, Became part of the faculty in 1962;
19:00 - Discussing the Academic environment in the 50s at USL - Mathé says it was very open;
20:00 - Talks about an event where a professor (Bill Gardener) offended a student who's father was a well-connected white supremacist;
23:00 - Loyalty of Oath - Amos Simpson declined signing one in the 50s, was not fired;
24:00 - Professor Phil Dur
26:00 - Faculty members who were interested in Louisiana French
27:30 - "Gentile Acadians"

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
Louisiana; French; Acadians; USL
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Recording date: 
Friday, February 27, 1998
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
30:44
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--60
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore