Don Davis

Interviewee Collection Sort descending Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
Robert Hoy Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

Robert Hoy discusses his father's company and the many different shrimp drying platforms.  He also talks about shipping the shrimp to China.  He talks about his family drying fish as well.  He mentions shelling and cleaning the shrimp.

Carl Brasseaux, Don Davis Grand Isle, LA Louisiana Sea Grant
Norris Price Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

Interview with Norris Price in Chauvin, Louisiana.

Carl Brasseaux, Don Davis Chauvin, LA Louisiana Sea Grant
Anne Karinas-­Broussard Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

The Karinas talk about their family's contribution to the seafood industry.  They talk about processing shrimp on the boats before shipping them to market.  They tell stories of their family members driving the shrimp to the markets and sometimes dodging the cops with their shipment.  They talk about shrimping seasons.  They talk about the shrimp market before and after WWII.  They talk about the Portuguese and their roles in the shrimp industry.  They talk about the progression of the oil industry.  They talk about hurricanes and their effect on the shrim

Carl Brasseaux, Don Davis Unknown Louisiana Sea Grant
Jodi Karinas Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

The Karinas talk about their family's contribution to the seafood industry.  They talk about processing shrimp on the boats before shipping them to market.  They tell stories of their family members driving the shrimp to the markets and sometimes dodging the cops with their shipment.  They talk about shrimping seasons.  They talk about the shrimp market before and after WWII.  They talk about the Portuguese and their roles in the shrimp industry.  They talk about the progression of the oil industry.  They talk about hurricanes and their effect on the shrim

Carl Brasseaux, Don Davis Unknown Louisiana Sea Grant
Diane Karinas-Austin Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

The Karinas talk about their family's contribution to the seafood industry.  They talk about processing shrimp on the boats before shipping them to market.  They tell stories of their family members driving the shrimp to the markets and sometimes dodging the cops with their shipment.  They talk about shrimping seasons.  They talk about the shrimp market before and after WWII.  They talk about the Portuguese and their roles in the shrimp industry.  They talk about the progression of the oil industry.  They talk about hurricanes and their effect on the shrim

Carl Brasseaux, Don Davis Unknown Louisiana Sea Grant
Pierre Lee Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

Lee tells the tale of his escape from Vietnam with his family after the war ended. He discusses being the first Vietnamese to transition to Abbeville, Louisiana for the warm climate and the strong Catholic influence. Although trained as a pilot and engineer, Lee began his life in the U.S. as a car washer, worked his way up to mechanic, and then became a top engineer for an oil company.

Don Davis Abbeville, LA Louisiana Sea Grant
Dewey Lehret Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

Interview with Dewey Lehret.

Carl Brasseaux, Don Davis Boudreaux Canal, LA Louisiana Sea Grant
Freddie Matherne Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

Freddie Matherne takes us on a trip around the bayous and coast of Louisiana in this interview about the changing coastline. He describes navigating the bayous and canals for shrimping, logging, fishing, and crabbing. With 50 years of experience shrimping, he details his process of catching and preserving the best shrimp through knowledge of the waters, cleanliness, boats, and attention to improvements in technology, like cell phones and GPS. Matherne also discusses his interactions with oil companies while shrimping and his work for shrimp drying platforms with his father at a young age.

Don Davis Montegut, LA Louisiana Sea Grant
David Richard Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

Interview with David Richard and Kent Ledoux in Grand Chenier, Louisiana.

Don Davis, Carl Brasseaux Grand Chenier, LA Louisiana Sea Grant
Kent Ledoux Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

Interview with David Richard and Kent Ledoux in Grand Chenier, Louisiana.

Don Davis, Carl Brasseaux Grand Chenier, LA Louisiana Sea Grant