Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice preserves heritage of those who settled South La prairie
Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice preserves heritage of those who settled South La prairie
National Parks New Orleans Jazz & Acadian Culture Preview
Louisiana is a treasure trove of musical & cultural influences. New Orleans Jazz: National Historical Park located in the heart of the French Quarter, where you can experience cultural history of the people and places that helped shape the development of jazz in New Orleans. Acadian Culture: Learn about the Rendez-vous des Cajuns, live Cajun and zydeco music known locally as the Cajun Grand Ole Opry at the Liberty Theater. Ride along on a rural Mardi Gras run in Eunice. Jean Lafitte:Experience several of Louisiana's sites in this National Historical Park & Preserve, including Prairie Acadian Culture Center in Eunice and The French Quarter in New Orleans. Creole Nature Trail: All American Road through coastal wetlands and wildlife refuges with everything from Alligators to Roseate Spoonbills. Natchitoches: Louisiana's oldest town, established 1714 home to the Cane River National Heritage Area and National Historical Landmarks
Cajun Calendar June 18, 2016
Angelle Bellard updates us on this weekend's activities in Eunice, LA, at the Jean Lafitte Prairie Acadian Cultural Center.
Miss Eunice Jillian Johnson invites you the Experience Louisiana Festival | Oct. 17-18 | Eunice, LA
A MORNING OF CAJUN MUSIC IN FRED'S LOUNGE AND 3 OTHER PERFORMANCES
CAJUN MUSIC AT FRED’S LOUNGE, AND THREE OTHER CONCERTS
Mamou is a small town of around 3,500 inhabitants, located in the central southern part of Louisiana, the heartland of Cajun culture. The Cajuns (“Les Cadiens” or “Acadians”) are descendants of French immigrants from Canada’s east coast, who were pushed out by the English in the 18th century. Today, Cajun may refer to those who identify with certain cultural idiosyncrasies, such as the use of Cajun French (an archaic form of French), cuisine, music, and what have you. The Cajuns in this part of Louisiana are also referred to as the “Prairie Cajuns,” as opposed to the “Bayou Cajuns” who inhabit the coastal regions of the state.
Mamou bills itself as the center of Cajun music, and a visit to Fred’s Lounge gives a lot of credence to this notion. Every Saturday, a Cajun band plays from 9AM until 1PM, while visitors—encouraged by the availability of alcoholic beverages—can dance to the music. The concerts are broadcast live on radio station KVPI 1050FM. A fixture of this event is Rita, a super active, small woman in her early eighties, who dances non-stop with whoever she can persuade to share the dance floor with her. Liesbeth and I were easy game, and had a blast with her. That morning the “Cajun Tradition Band” played, a solid 5-piece ensemble who have been playing since the 1980s. I had a chance to speak with the leader, accordion player Jamie Berzas, and his wife, drummer Madeline Berzas. Jamie explained the workings of his accordion to me, while Madeline told me that these musicians are all amateurs, who don’t play from the summer until Mardi Gras, because they have to work. For many months, Jamie doesn’t touch his instrument, but come Mardi Gras, he is ready to play! Fred’s Lounge was not as packed as it sometimes is, but that gave us ample opportunity to walk around, film, and talk with some of the visitors. Suffice it to say that we had a great time, and would love to return to Fred’s Lounge when the next opportunity arises.
Next stop that day was Eunice, a larger city about 10 miles south of Mamou. Eunice is home to the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center, which is part of the National Park Service’s Jean Lafitte’s National Historical Park. The center features a very interesting exhibit about the history and culture of the Louisiana Cajuns, and on Saturdays they present Cajun music and a cooking class. We partook in all of the above, and now Liesbeth can cook a great étouffée! We were told that the three young men (“Les Jeunes Acadiennes” “The Young Cajuns”) who played Cajun music for us had been “groomed” by Reddell, the lady who also taught the cooking class. Many years ago she would start bringing them to their music lessons, which obviously bore fruit, since the group had been selected to travel to Canada to play for the Acadian World Congress this coming August!
Next to the Cultural Center is the very elegant Liberty Theatre, which opened in 1924 as a vaudeville and movie theatre. Like so many theaters in the US, it suffered from neglect, but was rescued and restored by a community project, organized by the city of Eunice. The theater is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been included in the Great American Movie Theaters Preservation Press Guide published by the Smithsonian. On Saturday nights, the theater presents a Cajun radio show, the “Rendez-Vous des Cajun,” which features a good Cajun band, and a host, who talks in an informal way (a “Prairie Home Companion comes to mind”) with the musicians. We had a great band that evening, Ryan Simon and Acadian Cajun Band. Ryan, who—according to their website—“only” plays accordion and guitar, also played the fiddle that evening. For one reason or another, there were very few visitors, but towards the end of the broadcast there were a bunch of couples dancing in front of the stage.
Our final event of the day was the barn dance on our campground, Lakeview Park and Beach, just outside Eunice. There is a big barn on the campground where many musical activities take place, and we were very fortunate that that evening, the band “High Performance” played its version of Cajun music. The musical energy of the band was enormous, and young and old took to the dance floor. It was great to see parents waltzing around with toddlers on their arms, in a clear effort to instill Cajun culture on their offspring.
From our brief, but action-packed visit to Cajun country we came away with the observation that Cajun culture is alive and well, and that outsiders are more than welcome to sample the wonderful food, music, and history of this group of wonderful people!
Un Celebration de Cajun Leur Culture avec Leur Musique
The Louisiana Cajun Culture & Music Club's 27th Annual Un Celebration de Cajun Leur Culture avec Leur Musique with Jason Frey and his band. All proceeds were used for preservation of the Cajun Language, Culture and music.
Cajun culture kept alive through local musicians and artisans
SHOTLIST
Lafayette, Louisiana - July 10, 2008
1. Sign at entrance to Vermillion Ville, Acadian culture village
2. Wide shot young man scraping wood
3. Medium shot young man scraping wood
4. Close shot Spanish moss in tree
5. Various buildings
6. Wide shot walkway
7. Craftswoman Joycelyn Trahan preparing to make Mardi Gras masks with guests
8. Various close shots of sewing
9. Close shot feet on peddle for sewing machine
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Joycelyn Trahan, seamstress at Vermillion Ville:
And I've been sewing since I was probably fourteen, thirteen. My mom was a finished seamstress and she sewed throughout and we were five girls, we learned how to sew at an early age and I've been doing it ever since.
11. Medium sign for Acadian cultural centre, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
12. Medium shot children drawing
13. Elista Istre with class;
UPSOUND (English) Elista Istre, Park Ranger at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve What did we learn about food?
Student - They made the file gumbo and the file is made from leaves.
Elista Istre - That's right. They make file gumbo and file is made from leaves. From sassafrass. Awesome Jean Paul. You're right, we did do that.
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Elista Istre, Park Ranger at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve:
The Acadians left, they were a group of peasants and they left France in 1604, and they arrived in Nova Scotia, a region in Canada. After about 150 years of living there, they were sent into exile by the British, and for the next ten years, they were wandering from basically one continent to another looking for a homeland. The Spanish, who were actually in control of the Louisiana colony at the time, invited them to come and settle in the area. So the first Acadian exiles started arriving around 1765, ten years after the exile took place, and they made Louisiana their home.
15. Medium shot museum diagram of Acadian arrival in Louisiana
16. Tilt up farming diagram and plough
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Elista Istre, Park Ranger at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve:
So a fiddler had a lot of competition for noise. After a while whenever the Germans came in, the Germans introduced the accordion to the musical repertoire and the accordion became very popular because it's a louder instrument so people didn't have to struggle to hear the beat of the music quite as hard. And so before amplification the fiddle tunes nearly died out. After amplification came into the music scene, now when you see a typical Cajun band they almost always have not only a fiddle but also an accordion in the music.
18. Close shot accordion
Eunice, Louisiana - July 11, 2008
19. Medium shot Mark Savoy playing accordion
20. Close shot accordion
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Savoy, owner of Savoy's Music centre:
I think that by building accordions, the more people that have accordions, the more the music is going to get popular, and the more people are going to come down to Louisiana to check it out.
22. Savoy puts top on accordion
23. Tilt down accordion
24. Tilt up Savoy closing accordion
UPSOUND (English) Mark Savoy, owner of Savoy's Music centre:
Should make a person happy when he opens the box and gets this here. Should be fine.
Lafayette, Louisiana - July 11, 2008
25. Medium shot accordion player
26. Medium shot guitar player
27. Close shot guitar
28. Medium shot accordion player singing Cajun song
29. Close shot triangle
30. Medium shot fiddler
31. Close shot fiddler
32. SOUNDBITE (Cajun- French/English) Tommy Michot, Musician in the band Les Freres Michot:
33. Medium shot guests at music session
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This Week at LSU Eunice - May 3, 2013 - LSUE News - Eunice, La.
May 3, 2013 • Bayou Bengal - Volume 1, Number 15
The LSU Eunice student media takes a look at what's happening on campus. This week we look at:
• Biology 2152
• Darrian's Farewell
• Student Government Elections
• Louisiana Review Reading Series feature Dr. Michael Alleman
• The Bookstore's Book Buy Back
• Bengal Athletics
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LSU Eunice is a two year university in the LSU System located in Eunice, La.
Miss Eunice Pageant 2016
Held at LSU-Eunice, City Mayor Scott Fontenot is the emcee as the 2016 Miss Eunice is crowned. This is just a vignette of highlights, entire footage could not be used due to technical difficulties (Children running in front of the camera and bumping the tri-pod continuously). So, if your favorite scene or shot is not here, that is why.
Kewanee Re-entry Program
Kewanee Re-entry Program PKG
This Week at LSU Eunice - September 20, 2015 | LSUE - Eunice, LA
This Week the LSU Eunice Student Media looks at:
The New Chancellor
The Experience Louisiana Festival
Fire Officer Training
A New Certificate Program
Bengal Athletics
Two Retiring Employees
The Cajun Prairie Restoration Project
Volume 4, Number 1 - September 20, 2015
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LSU Eunice, Eunice, LA
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Marc Munsey
Former Colorado Springs Sun and, later, Rocky Mountain News colleague Marc Munsey at his friend Blaine Gay's place in Brush, Colo., circa 1980.
Fox 5 News at Nine 04-30-15
Today's headlines include: Officer injured in crash in Osage Beach. A Springfield community growing to eat. Senator Bernie Sanders announces his run for presidency.
Time capsules found in Decorah Courthouse
Three time capsules were found inside the old county courthouse.
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve | Wikipedia audio article
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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
00:00:25 1 Acadiana
00:01:06 2 Nature preserve
00:02:10 3 Chalmette unit
00:03:31 4 New Orleans unit
00:04:02 5 Administrative history
00:04:50 6 See also
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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve protects significant examples of the rich natural and cultural resources of Louisiana's Mississippi River Delta region. The park, named after the pirate Jean Lafitte, also interprets the influence of environment and history on the development of the unique Cajun regional culture. The park consists of six physically separate sites and a park headquarters.
Louisiana State University | Wikipedia audio article
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Louisiana State University
00:01:52 1 History
00:02:01 1.1 19th century
00:04:44 1.2 20th century
00:09:22 1.3 21st century
00:10:19 2 Campus
00:10:28 2.1 History
00:12:54 2.2 Architecture and landscape
00:15:06 2.2.1 Contributing Properties
00:15:19 2.3 Campus housing
00:15:57 2.4 Other campuses
00:16:53 3 Academics
00:17:02 3.1 Colleges and schools
00:17:11 3.2 Rankings
00:20:25 4 Libraries
00:23:31 5 Museums
00:24:05 5.1 LSU Museum of Art
00:25:22 5.2 LSU Museum of Natural Science
00:26:42 5.3 LSU Rural Life Museum
00:27:48 5.4 Louisiana Museum of Natural History
00:29:02 6 Student life
00:29:11 6.1 Organizations
00:30:57 6.2 Media
00:33:58 6.3 Greek life
00:34:59 7 Publications
00:36:49 8 Athletics
00:37:40 8.1 National championships
00:39:30 8.2 Facilities
00:41:55 8.3 Rivals
00:44:02 9 Traditions
00:44:10 9.1 Mascot
00:45:50 9.2 Alma mater
00:46:22 9.3 Fight song
00:47:03 10 Louisiana State University Lab School
00:48:08 11 Farm
00:49:43 12 Notable alumni
00:52:46 13 See also
00:52:54 14 Footnotes
00:53:03 15 Further reading
00:53:20 16 External links
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- reduce eye strain
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The Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy. The current LSU main campus was dedicated in 1926, consists of more than 250 buildings constructed in the style of Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, and occupies a 650-acre (2.6 km²) plateau on the banks of the Mississippi River.
LSU is the flagship school of the state of Louisiana, as well the flagship institution of the Louisiana State University System, and is the most comprehensive university in Louisiana. In 2017, the university enrolled over 25,000 undergraduate and over 5,000 graduate students in 14 schools and colleges. Several of LSU's graduate schools, such as the E.J. Ourso College of Business and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, have received national recognition in their respective fields of study. Designated as a land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant institution, LSU is also noted for its extensive research facilities, operating some 800 sponsored research projects funded by agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.LSU's athletics department fields teams in 21 varsity sports (9 men's, 12 women's), and is a member of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) and the SEC (Southeastern Conference). The university is represented by its mascot, Mike the Tiger.
Versailles Track and Field at 2019 Class 3 State Meet 5/25/19
Versailles track and field athletes made the trip to Walton Stadium in Columbia for the 2019 Class 3 state meet on May 25. The Tigers were among the best Class 3 athletes in Missouri vying for a spot on the podium and the right to be called All-State. To do so, any given athlete or relay team had to finish in the top eight amongst a field of 16. For a list of full results and more information, visit lakenewsonline.com