Interview with Amanda Hanks.

Accession No.: 
BE4-002

00:10 - Jack mentions that Amanda is co-owner of Chenier aux tigres;
00:58 - Amanda tells about her life growing up on an Island along the gulf coast. Mentions that they were very isolated and made it with what little they had;
02:20 - Talks about traveling through the canals in Vermilion Parish - was safer than using the Gulf;
03:40 - Teaching in a two room school house on Chenier aux tigres, 36 children attended the school, Worked her way through school at SLI;
05:05 - Living during the depression and how it changed people's perspective;
10:00 - How the first generation of Cajuns handled the oil industry coming to Louisiana - Improved their homes, bought refrigerators, automobiles, etc;
11:10 - The effects of the oil industry on the younger generations;
14:00 - Speaking about current education needs;
16:55 - Genteel Acadians, plantation owners around Vermillion Parish;
25:00 - More commentary on Cajun people;
27:00 - Positive impacts of the oil industry on South LA people;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Jack Beard
Subject: 
Oil Field, Chenier aux tigres, Gulf Coast, Cajuns
Creator: 
Jack Beard
Recording date: 
Tuesday, November 13, 1984
Coverage Spatial: 
Abbeville, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
29:41
Digitized Date: 
Monday, September 19, 2011
Original Format: 
Cassette - 60
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Drawer 10 Row 4