Chez Nous Aut' - Une Emission Francoanglais- Interviews with Jaques Henry, Pierre Bonhomme, Judge John Mouton, Dale Sittig, Rick Michot

Accession No.: 
CNA2-005

Aurele Cheverier interviews Jacques Henry of CODOFIL and Pierre Bonhomme;
Bonhommes discusses the difference in building and transportation systems in the United States and Europe (00:03:20);
Henry talks about a reunion of French speaking countries;
CODOFIL organized a portion to discuss the situation of French in Louisiana;
The reunion was held in Lafayette because it is considered the capital of French in Louisiana.
Joelle Kalala is working with Henry at CODOFIL in communication.

Judge John Mouton of Kaplan - interviewed by Gail Dubois-Broussard (00:16:20)
French is his first language, his children's first language as well;
Judge Mouton talks about being afraid to speak French anywhere but at home because it was marginalized;
How he became involved in law (00:27:50);

State Representative Dale Sittig of Eunice, talks about the difference in life then and now (00:30:30);
Born and raised in Acadia Parish - Lives in Eunice;
Difference in the old ways of life with new;
He didn't learn to speak French from his parents because they only spoke French around Sittig and his siblings when they didn't want them to understand what was being said;
He learned to speak French from a family friend;
Origins of the Sittig name;
He speaks about the things he wishes to see improved in Louisiana;
Education in Louisiana (00:39:00);
Insurance costs (00:41:00);
Louisiana's Future (00:48:10);

Interview with Linda Romero and Bubba Borque ( (00:51:00);
Linda Romero, a member of Kaplan Advisory Committee, and Bubba Bourque, Kaplan Advisory Committe Chair, talk about Kaplan Vivant Group, similar to Lafayette's Downtown Alive;
Creation of the Kaplan Vivant Group;

Judge Rick Michot talks about about being a judge and musician (01:00:00)
He said he was probably elected because of his popularity as a musician;
He talked about his identity as a advocate and musician and the inequality in law.

Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
Chez Nous Aut'
Subject: 
CODOFIL
Creator: 
Charles Aurele
Informants: 
Pierre Bonhomme, Jacques Henry, Joelle Kalala, Judge Rixie Mouton, Bubba Bourque, Linda Romero, Dale Sittig, Gail Dubois-Broussard, Charles Larrouche, Aurele Chevrier, Judge Rick Michot
Recording date: 
Wednesday, September 11, 1991
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
0:1:11:03
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Original Format: 
Video--SVHS
Digital Format: 
mp4
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 3 Shelf 5