Interview of M. and Mme Essae Daigrepont by Cécyle Trépanier

Accession No.: 
PL1.103

Sujets des questions/réponses de l’entrevue en français: Essae Daigrepont; déménagé à Westwego;Mme Essae Daigrepont; né et élevé à Lockeport, Louisiane;langue parlée en couple; français et anglais mélangé;maison;voisinage à Westwego;famille a déménagé souvent;père de Essae Daigrepont; Sam Daigrepont; vient de Husser, Louisiana;mère de Essae Daigrepont; Mayma(?) Labonne; père de Mme Essae Daigrepont; Henry LeBlanc; charpentier;mère de Mme Essae Daigrepont; Elmire Boudreaux;frères; soeurs;William Daigrepont;Dorothy Daigrepont; Linda Daigrepont;enfants ne parlent pas le français;Leah(?); Merrero;Lili; Sadonia(?);Lina;(?);Richard;Norman;Henry; Bayou Lafourche;rafinerie de sucre;parle franais;Veronica Daigrepont; Felice Daigrepont; Tilman Junior Daigrepont; Christine Daigrepont; Houma; Larose; Lockeport;petits enfants;Paul Daigrepont; Daigle(?) Daigrepont; Steve Daigrepont; comprend le français mais ne parle pas le français; parle anglais;oncles; tantes;parenté en campagne;Blanche Nussa(?);grand-parents;visiter la famille;écrire des lettres;nénaine; marraine; parraine;amis;travail; l’ouvrage;l’aide du gouvernement;malade; l’hôpital; factorie de chevrettes;manger; repas; manger Cadien;fruits de mer;musique; musique cadienne;qu’est-ce qu’un Cadien;bals;Cajun Bandstand à Kenner; radio; Allan Fontenot;chasse; pêche; Lake Salvador;programmes à la radio; Golden Meadow;programmes à la télévision;religion; religion Catholique;festivals;Mardi Gras; parade à Westwego;boucherie;visiter d’autres places dans la Louisiane;livres d’école; éducation;loi en Louisiane qui dit que si 25% des parents dans un école demandent pour le français, ils doivent le montrer;qu’est-ce qu’un Cadien?; parle français; l’identité Cadienne;est-ce qu’il va avoir des Cadiens pour toujours?;comment identifier un Cadien d’un Américain?; parle avec leurs mains;la différence entre un Cadien qui reste en ville et un qui reste en campagne; Cadien urbain parle mieux anglais; Cadien rural est plus chaleureux;les ancêtres de la famille Daigrepont; France; Allemagne;Topics of the questions/answers of the interview in English: Essae Daigrepont; moved to Westwego;Mrs Essae Daigrepont; born and raised in Lockeport, Louisiana;spoken language in relationship; French and English mixed;house;neighborhood in Westwego;family often moved;father of Essae Daigrepont; Sam Daigrepont; from Husser, Louisiana;mother of Essae Daigrepont; Mayma(?) Labonne; father of Mme Essae Daigrepont; Henry LeBlanc; carpenter;mother of Mme Essae Daigrepont; Elmire Boudreaux;brothers; sisters;William Daigrepont;Dorothy Daigrepont; Linda Daigrepont;children donÕt speak French;Leah(?); Merrero;Lili; Sadonia(?);Lina;(?);Richard;Norman;Henry; Bayou Lafourche;sugarmill;speak French;Veronica Daigrepont; Felice Daigrepont; Tilman Junior Daigrepont; Christine Daigrepont; Houma; Larose; Lockeport;grandchildren;Paul Daigrepont; Daigle(?) Daigrepont; Steve Daigrepont; understand French but don’t speak French; speaks English;uncles; aunts;relatives in the countryside;Blanche Nussa(?);grandparents;visit family;write letters;godmother; godfather;friends;work;government aid;sick; hospital; shrimp factory;food; meals; Cajun food;seafood;music; Cajun music;what is a Cajun?;dances;Cajun Bandstand in Kenner; radio; Allan Fontenot;hunting; fishing; Lac Salvador;radio programs; Golden Meadow;television programs;religion; Catholic religion;festivals;Mardi Gras; parade in Westwego;boucherie;visit other places in Louisiana;school grade levels; education;law in Louisiana that says that if 25% of the parents of a school demand French, they are obliged to teach French;what is a Cajun?; speaks French; Cajun identity;will there be Cajuns forever?;how to identify a Cajun from an American?; speak with their hands;difference between a Cajun that lives in the city and one that lives in the countryside; Urban Cajuns speak better English; rural Cajuns are more friendly;Daigrepont family ancestors; France; Germany;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Projet Louisiane
Subject: 
Cajun French
Creator: 
Cécyle Trépanier
Informants: 
M. and Mme Essae Daigrepont
Coverage Spatial: 
Westwego LA
Publisher: 
Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
1:01:50
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--90
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore