Description
This series documents the local history of the Atchafalaya Basin area, including Plaquemine, Bayou Sorrel, and Bayou Chene. Interviewees discuss lumbering, ginning moss, the Plaquemine Locks, harvesting sugarcane, and social life and customs of the area in the early twentieth century.
Size
14 interviews on 14 recordings
Time Period Covered
1900 - 2000s
Date
1979, 2006
Principal Interviewers
Sue Hebert
Finding Aids
Abstracts, indexes
Audio Availability
MP3
Processing Status
64% of interviews are cataloged (9 of 14)
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