Wilson Acosta has been fishing since he was a boy.  Now in his 60's, he is considering selling his boat and retiring.

The Rev. Herb Bennerfield presides over the annual Blessing of the Fleet in Delcambre. He describes what the shrimp festival and fishery mean to one small town.

Cecile Robin married into a family of fishermen. She explores some of the wives tales associated with fishing in south Louisiana.

Interview with Louis Blum in Houma, Louisiana.

 

Interview with Jeane Landry in Grand Isle, Louisiana.

Jodie Avail and Jay Thornhill discusses the origin and history of Dupuy’s Oyster Shop. They talk about the diversification of the menu and the oyster dealers.

Interview with Sandra Boquet in Cameron, Louisiana.

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.

Interview with Cokie Rathborne and Greg Lier in Harvey Canal, Louisiana.

Marshall Borel discusses his early life and his father who was a fisherman in the 1930's.  He described crabbing in the Atchafalaya Basin with a roller line.  He talks about the different kinds of fish he caught as well as frogs.  He talks about the net he made specifically to catch frogs.  He boasts working forty hours a week and never missing it.