Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

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    Principal Investigator:
    Roy Kron, Dianne Lindstedt

  • The goal of the project is to document through oral history how coastal changes like sea level rise, erosion, increased flooding, and disappearing wetlands are affecting the people and the culture in the region. 

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Interviewee Collection Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
Louis Blum Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

Interview with Louis Blum in Houma, Louisiana.

 

 Don Davis, Carl Brasseaux Houma, LA Louisiana Sea Grant
Jeane Landry Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

Interview with Jeane Landry in Grand Isle, Louisiana.

 Earl Robichaux Grand Isle, LA Louisiana Sea Grant
Jay Thornhill Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

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.

 Carl Brasseaux Abbeville, LA Louisiana Sea Grant
Sandra Boquet Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

Interview with Sandra Boquet in Cameron, Louisiana.

 Carl Brasseaux, Don Davis, Roy Kron Cameron, LA 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
Greg Lier Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

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

 Carl Brasseaux, Don Davis, Roy Kron Harvey Canal, LA Louisiana Sea Grant
Marshall Borel Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

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.

 Paula Ouder, Thomas Hymel 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
Cokie Rathborne Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

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

 Carl Brasseaux, Don Davis, Roy Kron Harvey Canal, LA Louisiana Sea Grant
Wilburn Bradberry Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

Interview with Wilburn Bradberry in Grand Isle, Louisiana Interviewer.

 Earl Robichaux Grand Isle, LA Louisiana Sea Grant
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