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
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
Tootsie Theriot Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

Interview with Eugene Theriot.  He discusses the shrimp factory, shrimp drying platforms, ice boats, hurricanes, canneries, manila village, fur trapping, oysters, seabreeze, kerosene, prohibition, storm of 1926, and shrimp strikes.

 Paula Ouder, Roy Kron Intracoastal City, LA Louisiana Sea Grant
Thu Bui Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

Thu Bui discusses Vietnamese fishermen and their traditions and history.  She talks about her job as a Sea Grant agent and her dealings with the Vietnamese fishermen. 

 Matilda Asuzu Intracoastal City, 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
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
Roger Carmadelle Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Changes Oral History Project

Interview with Roger Carmadelle 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
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
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
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
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