Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project
Interviewee | Collection Sort descending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Chris Cenac Jr. | Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project |
Dr. Chris Cenac is talking about the book he wrote, Eyes of an Eagle. The book describes the history of Houma, Louisiana, through the eyes of Dr. Chris Cenac's great-grandfather Jean Pierre Cenac, Sr. The Cenac family made many contributions to the improvement of technology and modernization of Houma and the surrounding areas. These include Houma Fish & Oyster Company, the first Ford dealership, and Louisiana Crushing Company. He also described the events leading up to the invention of the can, the air conditioner, the label making process, and getting gasoline out of the ground. |
Don Davis | Thibodaux, LA | Louisiana Sea Grant | |
Claire Porter and Eric, Dennis, and Ray Skrmetta | Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project |
The Skrmetta Family discusses canneries, seafood processing, shrimp peeling, oysters, Mavar Shrimp and Oil Company, shipyard, canning companies, shrimp drying, prohibition and dry States, and the Great Depression. |
Carl Brasseaux, Don Davis | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Sea Grant | |
Houston Foret | Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project |
Houston Foret discusses shrimp drying platforms and the sale of shrimp. He talks about the other crops and shrimp seasons. He tells about the different location of the platforms and how far each was from the coast. Foret talks about other seafood markets in the area such as oysters. He talks about the hurricanes and the levees. He tells of people bringing whiskey into the coastal islands during prohibition. He also discusses the canning trade and cans as well as the different types of boats and what they were used for. He goes into detail on how to |
Carl Brasseaux, Don Davis | Chauvin, LA | Louisiana Sea Grant | |
Clifford Smith | Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project |
Interview with Clifford Smith in Houma, Louisiana. |
Don Davis, Carl Brasseaux, Roy Kron | Houma, LA | Louisiana Sea Grant | |
Sue Galliano | Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project |
Interview with Sue Galliano in Grand Isle, Louisiana. |
Earl Robichaux | Grand Isle, LA | Louisiana Sea Grant | |
Kerry St. Pe | Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project |
Interview with Kerry St. Pe, Director, Barataria Terrebonne National Estuary Program, in Houma, Louisiana. |
Paula Ouder, Roy Kron | Houma, LA | Louisiana Sea Grant | |
Jocelyn Herbert | Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project |
Joycelyn Hebert discusses the boat trips she took as a child to the different islands on the coast of Louisiana as well as Grand Isle. She talks about her family's house and the school. |
Carl Brasseaux, Don Davis | Paradis, LA | Louisiana Sea Grant | |
Reuben St. Pierre | Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project |
Interview with Reuben St. Pierre in Grand Isle, Louisiana. |
Earl Robichaux | Grand Isle, LA | Louisiana Sea Grant | |
Ambrose Besson | Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project |
Interview with Ambrose Besson in Grand Isle, Louisiana. |
Earl Robichaux | Grand Isle, LA | Louisiana Sea Grant | |
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 |