LA PAROLE Newsletter of the Acadian Museum By: Chairman Warren A. Perrin Acadian Heritage and Culture Foundation, Inc. 203 S. Broadway, Erath, Louisiana 70533 (337) 233-5832; 937-5468 www.acadianmuseum.com September 11, 2014 $ You are on the museum's email list to receive La Parole. If you know of anyone who

would like to receive it, please forward their name and email address to my secretary

Darylin at: darylinb@plddo.com. If you no longer want to receive future issues, please

advise at the email noted above.

$ Two new books were released at the Congrès mondial acadien 2014! The New Orleans

release will be Saturday, September 13 at the U.S. Mint at 400 Esplanade Blvd. as part of

the Downriver Festival II at 11:00 a.m.

Acadie Then and Now: A People’s History and the French version L'Acadie hier et aujourd'hui: L'histoire d'un peuple by Mary Broussard Perrin, Phil Comeau and me were both released on August 18, 2014, on Louisiana Day at the Congrès mondial acadien 2014, in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, in the Louisiana Pavillion. The book is an international collection of articles from 55 authors which chronicle the historical and contemporary realities of the Acadian and Cajun people worldwide. In 1605, French colonists settled Acadie (today Nova Scotia, Canada) and for the next 150 years developed a strong and unique Acadian culture. In 1755, the British conducted forced deportations of the Acadians, rendering thousands homeless, and for the next 60 years these exiles migrated to seaports along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, eventually settling in new lands. This tragic upheaval did not succeed in extinguishing the Acadians as intended, but instead planted the seeds of many new Acadies where today their fascinating culture still thrives.

This collection includes 65 articles on the Acadians and Cajuns living today in the American states of Louisiana, Texas, and Maine; in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Quebec; and in the French regions of Poitou, Nantes, Belle-Ile-en-Mer, and St-Pierre et Miquelon. This book takes an international perspective

Acadie Then and Now: A People’s History by Warren A. Perrin, Mary Broussard Perrin and Phil Comeau Andrepont Publishing Price: $30

which provides the readers with new insights on the past, the present, and the future of the Acadian descendants from all of the Acadies of the world. The Lafayette book launch will be held on September 28 at 11:00 a.m. at Vermilionville.

The books may be ordered from me, (www.acadianmuseum.com), Andrepont Printing or

Atlas Books. In Canada, the books may be ordered from Jacques Ouellet of La Grande

Marée in Tracadie-Sheila at jouellet@nbnet.nb.ca.

• We received a good news email from Phil Comeau, co-director of our book Acadie Then

and Now: A People’s History:

“The Alliance des femmes de la Francophonie canadienne has just honored what they consider to be the top 100 Canadian women in last 100 years. One of the authors of our book has been named: Françoise Enguehard from Newfoundland (her article is on the Acadians of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon). Also, among the five famous women named in your article on Demographics there are two same woman: Aldéa Landry and Antonine Maillet, who have also received the mention!”

• Richard Laurin sends this information:

Attention all Cajuns! Partake in this ‘’all-inclusive’’ guided group tour next fall as Novacadie Tours (from Grand Pré, Nova Scotia) ‘’transports’’ you into places of great emotional & genealogical significance to all Acadians of the world! France, the most visited country on earth is also the country of origins for our grand heritage. Join a delighted group of Acadians / Cajuns from all over as we travel by deluxe motor coach to villages and general regions of your forefathers in rural and urban France, namely; Loudun, LaRochelle, Saint-Malo, Nantes (place of origins of most Louisiana Cajuns), Belle île-en-Mer and Paris ‘’la grande’’ bien sûr! Meet descendants of Cajuns of post deportation returnees in various superb areas; mingle with your friendly, own ''cousins Acadiens de France.'' Out-of-this-world cuisine and the finest wines ensure the ultimate comfort throughout this 2 week-long trip-of-a-lifetime!  The link below takes you to the appropriate location on Novacadie's website to read everything about us and the tour per say, see the itinerary and even easily register on line.

Looking forward to hear from you by phone and/or email at: 1-902-678-7560 // Contact Richard by email: richard.novacadie@gmail.com; http://www.novacadie.ca/upcoming-tours. ________________________

$ The Acadian Museum will be honoring former Governor Kathleen Babineaux-Blanco by

inducting her into the Order of Living Legends during its annual fundraiser on November

15th. If anyone would like to become a sponsor ($1,000) or purchase tickets ($35 per

person) for the event, please email me at perrin@plddo.com. The tickets are $35 per

person. Food and drinks will be provided for the event. The museum is a non-profit

501(c)(3) corporation and your contribution would be tax deductible. The museum’s tax

identification number is 72-1326678. Your financial support ensures that we will be able

to keep the museum accessible to the public and continue with many of our outstanding

programs. For more information, contact my office at 233-5832, Robert Vincent (337-

937-5585), Jean-Robert Frigault (337-356-4333), Nicholas Campbell (337-303-7181) or

email me at perrin@plddo.com.

$ The new Amédé Ardoin memorial fund introduces veillées. Many unique ideas tend to

surface when there is a need to fund raise, but in the vein of Creole traditions - veillées

(vay-yeas) may well be the best idea yet. Think informal gathering of neighbors, friends

for an afternoon or early evening visit. Nothing very involved. Expense can be minimum.

Some coffee and cake is always nice, or wine and cheese if you prefer. Join supporters of

the "Bring Home Amédé Ardoin" campaign, and learn how you too can host une veillées.

Ardoin grew up in the Eunice-Basile area. He was beaten in a racial assault sometime late

in his life and spent the last six months of his life as Case 13387 at the mental institution

in Pineville, where he died in 1942. The same medical index card that lists his case

number indicates he was buried in an unmarked grave in the "Negro section" of the

graveyard at the hospital. In 1995, we were able to obtain these records when asked to do

so by Barry Ancelet. The document was sent to me by the Rapides Parish District

Attorney. Legendary Cajun fiddler Dennis McGee, his friend with whom he played and

recorded, called Ardoin's Une chanson vivant, a living song. A portion of the proceeds

from If you abandon me - comment je vas faire: An Amédé Ardoin Songbook, poems by

former Louisiana Poet Laureate Darrell Bourque, are dedicated to the memorial fund.

For more information, contact Patricia Cravins at (337) 789-5048 or by

pc70512@aol.com.

$ The president of the Louisiana Bar Association Larry Shea and his wife traveled to

Montreal to attend the opening of Quebec Court ceremony on Thursday, September 4

and then on to Quebec to attend the ceremony there on September 5. On October 24th, I

will make a presentation at the University Moncton School of law. We continue to

develop closer ties between all of the Francophone bar associations in the world. Last

July, I attend the Caen Bar Association meeting in France.

Shown on June 27, 2014 in Cabourg, France following the Caen Bar Association conference are, left to right: Antoanella MOTOC, Judge à la Cour Européenne des droits de l’homme; Gilles STRAEHLI, Conseiller à la chambre criminelle de la cour de cassation; Emmanuel PIRE, avocat au

barreau de Paris; Warren A. PERRIN, Chairman of the Francophone Section of the Louisiana Bar Association; Robert APERY, Batonier of the Caen Bar Association; Jean-Pierre VERSINI CAMPINCHI, avocat au barreau de PARIS; Vincent Le BEGUEC, Director centrale de la Police judiciaire; and Robert GELLI, Procureur de la République de NANTERRE, président de la conférence nationale des procureurs.

$ On Saturday, August 2nd at la table Francaise de Rayne Rowland "Rag" Guidry of

Lafayette, a retired conductor from Southern Pacific railroad, shared some of his

experiences from when he rode the rails on T & L lines between New Orleans and

Houston. Rag spent much of his time as conductor on the nationally renowned Sunset

Limited Amtrak passenger train. He will also talk about his Guidry family genealogy and

growing up speaking French. Rag is the father of Travis, who has made a number of rail

trips on Amtrak with his father over the years. Rag is also the father of the legendary

Ron Guidry, the great New York Yankee pitcher and 1978 American League Cy Young

Award winner.

$ John "Pudd" Sharp, CLS Assistant Director for Research, continues to document

Louisiana dancehalls and share that research. On Thursday, August 14, at the Cabildo in

New Orleans he presented the history and culture of the dancehall, including the many

genres of music enjoyed by the dancers that called these unique places their second

homes. Attendees are encouraged to bring old handbills, photographs and stories to share.

The free public event was hosted by the Louisiana State Museum. Sharp's 2012

documentary Water On Road was screened during Congrès mondial acadien 2014.

$ Many local residents went to Canada for the Congrès mondial acadien 2014, the World

Acadian Congress, which began on August 7. This was Redell “Mama” Comeaux-

Miller’s first time attending the two-week-long Congrès. She said: “I was a chef at

Vermilionville when they came here to Louisiana in 1999, and I always swore that

someday I was going to get to this. It was wonderful!” The Acadiana Museum received

an email from Gerald Soucy of Maine who said the following: “Mama Redell Comeaux

Miller and La Recolte recently visited with us in Grand Isle, ME as part of the World

Acadian Congress events. She represented Grand Isle, LA as part of a "tripling" of

Grand Isle, LA, VT, & ME. She is an outstanding representative of Louisiana Acadian

descent. I visited Grand Isle, LA this past spring. Love Louisiana and its people. Have

made many friends & hope to visit again.”

$ The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is joining with Festivals Acadiens et Créoles to

make this year’s October event at Girard Park one to remember. The 40-year-old Cajun

and Creole music celebration, with the help of UL Lafayette, received a $25,000 grant

from the National Endowment for the Arts to create an accompanying art exhibit, a

cultural conference and a commemorative CD. Festival creates an affirmation of Cajun

and Creole culture, especially music,” said Michael Martin, director of the Center for

Louisiana Studies. “It says, ‘This stuff is cool.’ It’s music that not just the older

generation can listen to. It can be performed and enjoyed and danced to by the younger

generation as well.”

$ The city of Scott, embracing the legacy of Cajun artist and illustrator Floyd Sonnier, will

become the Cajun Art Capital of Louisiana in a legislative resolution to be delivered to

the City Council. State Sen. Jonathan Perry, will deliver Senate Concurrent Resolution to

Mayor Purvis Morrison and the City Council during its monthly meeting at City Hall.

$ Artists Pat and Andre Juneau created the sculptures of Acadian flags that will decorate

several light posts at intersections in downtown Lafayette.

$ Executive Producer Vincent Bearden, sent this link to the first video in the next series for

Vermilion Parish. It features D.L. Menard and Sonny Moss talking about culture, music,

and the importance of the French heritage. Please feel free to give it a

look. https://vimeo.com/102566635

$ The traveling exhibit “A Better Life For All” from the Louisiana State Museum and the

Louisiana Division of the Arts Folklife Program explores the traditional arts and practices

of immigrant cultural communities in the southeastern, central and northern regions of

the state. The exhibit explores the traditional arts and practices of immigrant cultural

communities of the state through documentation of dance, music, crafts, foods and

celebrations or rituals that people bring to a new home. The exhibit is now at the

Acadiana Center for the Arts through September. It premiered at the Shreveport Regional

Arts Council in May, was at Baton Rouge's Capitol Park Welcome Center in June and

July and will be at the Jeanerette Museum before appearing at the New Orleans Jazz and

Heritage Festival in April/May 2015.

$ The Judge Allen M. Babineaux International Law Symposium “A Gumbo Of French And

Common Law” held during the Congrès mondial acadien 2014 was a wonderful success!

The presenters all made interesting talks. There were lawyers attending from Quebec,

Ottawa, Maine, Louisiana, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick — thus making it a truly

international law symposium. Maryse Nadeau did great job setting up the room and

providing the amenities, including date food and drinks for the reception that followed.

Nicholas Campbell of UL recorded the event for posterity. Mark Richard, executive

director of the New Brunswick Law Society, donated financial support for the event and

told the members of that bar that they would receive credits for attending the symposium.

Former Supreme Court Justice of Canada Michel Bastarache told the group that the

Ontario Bar Association would be having their convention in Lafayette in June 2015; he

invited all members present to also attend the event because he is seeking to have a

delegation representing all bar associations of the Canadian provinces.

$ On November 20, the Francophone Section will again host a CLE symposium on the 50th

anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. The event will be at The Historic New Orleans

Collection.

$ Les Vues brought the Congrès mondial acadien experience to Louisiana. Bayou

Vermilion District CEO showed “Waking Up French” by Ben Levine to discuss French

in Louisiana and Maine. The film was introduced by Pat Mire. The moderator was Dr.

David Cheramie. The community is invited to join the Bayou Vermilion District’s

Vermilionville for their free monthly cultural film series, Les Vues, held the last Monday

of the month (except for holidays) at 6:30 p.m. in their Performance Center. The free film

series is curated by filmmakers and enthusiasts, mostly from around the state. The films

will center around the curator’s interest and can range from features, documentaries,

student film, shorts, animation, etc. Following the screenings will be an open discussion

between the audience and the curator about the movie and how it applies on a local level.

$ NUNU Arts and Culture Collection hosted a potluck social introducing people of

Acadiana to the new Consul Général de France à Nouvelle Orléans, Grégor Trumel and

his team including Olivia Lamy, Raymond Hintz and Béatrice Germaine. The event was

sponsored by: NUNU, Jacques Arnaud French Studies Collective & Bayou Teche

Brewery. The event was held on August 29 at Deux Bayous Cultural District, Corridor

des Arts, 1510 Courtableau Rd, Hwy 93 East, Arnaudville, LA 70512.

$ Consul General Gregor Trumel says that Louisiana, where France established a consulate

in 1804, holds a special fascination for him. He says, “My first request was to go to this

posting. I found out that it would come open in 2014, and I made it clear that I wanted it.

I fell in love with the music when I was a kid. My father was born in 1945. When he

was 25, that was the same time as the revival of Cajun music.” So accordion and fiddle

driven tunes filled his family’s house during Trumel’s formative years.

$ Thanks to Marie Rundquist who sent the following email confirming that she kindly

delivered copies of our new book to friends and representatives of the Mi'kmaq:

“It was a pleasure to hand-deliver the Acadie Then and Now books to the following: Pubnico Acadian Research Center (hand-delivered a copy to author Bernice d'Entremont); Sainte Anne's (One copy in French has been received for circulation; another for the reference library); Frank Meuse (referenced): Bear River Reserve; aul Tufts (referenced): AAMS; Leland Surrette (referenced): Aboriginal Spiritual Leader; Alyre Theriault (AAMS Director, Saulnierville) Daniel Paul (referenced). All were pleased and honored to receive. Thanks, Marie Rundquist”

• Thanks to Sheila Broussard (Broussard family) and

Gilles C. Thibodeau, the Thibodeau family for

inviting me to address their dinner on August 16 in

New Brunswick during the Congrès mondial acadien

2014. Prior to my address, they had a surprise guest

— the "Queen of England" along with her two

bodyguards! The remarkable look-a-like was Regina Thibodeau, Gilles C. Thibodeau's

sister Regina Thibodeau, from Longueil, Quebec. After the crowd settle down, she made

a wonderful speech about the Acadian Deportation. Oh what a wonderful evening it was!

$ The community is invited to let the good times flow on Sunday, October 19th for the

Bayou Vermilion District’s (BVD) Bayou Vermilion Festival & Boat Parade at

Vermilionville. The Bayou Vermilion Festival & Boat Parade is a celebration of and on

the Bayou Vermilion that aims to increase awareness of the river as a viable source of

recreation for Lafayette Parish and also serves as the primary fundraiser for the BVD’s

efforts along the Vermilion. Registration for the Boat Parade opens September 1st. The

third Annual Bayou Vermilion Boat Parade will kick off around 2 p.m. on October 19th,

departing from Vermilionville and ending at the Camellia Bridge Launch with an evening

of live music, food, drinks and more. In 2013, nearly 200 water crafts, including boats,

canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddle boards, set sail on the Bayou Vermilion. For those

wishing to gain more paddle experience before the day of the Boat Parade, BVD is

offering lessons and guided paddles on four different Saturday mornings prior to the

event. A schedule of the canoe/kayak lessons and guided paddles can be found on the

website http://www.bayouvermiliondistrict.org/.

$ Louisiana and Acadiana took center stage on August 18 at the Congrès mondial acadien

2014. Cajuns across South Louisiana shared their music, their food, their poetry, their

genealogy and their joie de vivre with visitors from Canada, the northeastern United

States and Europe. You knew you were in Acadie when you saw most of the homes and

businesses decked out in red, white and blue with yellow stars. But you knew you’re

home when you see names like Daigle, Dubois, Hebert, Martin and Michaud displayed

on homes and in yards, revealing a pride in a heritage and culture that has endured many

hardships but retained its uniqueness and joie de vivre. Madawaska, like many

communities in Maine, New Brunswick and Quebec were its colors on its sleeves. This

is Acadie, and Acadians from Louisiana, the northeastern United States, Canada and

France came home in August for Congrès mondial acadien 2014.

$ Travis Matte was the darling of the Cajun French Music Association’s annual Le Cajun

awards. Matte won nearly all major categories with a traditional Cajun CD, filled with

classics that have been recorded dozens, if not hundreds, of times.

$ Venez-vous joindre à nous! Come be part of the tradition and community and fun! The

St. Martinville Main Street Association invites you to the 45th Grande Boucherie on

Saturday, October 4, 2014 from 10am to midnight at St. Martinville’s Festival Grounds.

Although not exclusive to the Cajun culture, the boucherie was an important community

event where folks got together to share the work of butchering a pig and then sharing the

meat with everyone involved. This was before refrigeration and made sure that everyone

had something to eat. La Grande Boucherie shares this tradition of people coming

together, coup de main (a sharing hand), and having a good time. Portions of the money

raised will go to developing the Festival Grounds. For more information please contact

the St. Martinville Main Street Association at 337-394-2230 or Tourism Dept. at 337-

394-2233

$ The French American Chamber of Commerce announces the Beaujolais Festival to be

held on November 20 at the Marriott New Orleans Downtown at the Convention Center.

For more information, call Loretta Krasnow (504) 458-3528 or email info@facc-gc.com.

$ A project called Les Deux Monde (two worlds) is slowly coming to life in Arnaudville.

The project will provide guest cottages to visitors and students coming into the area as

part of Arnaudville’s French immersion program. It is the brain child of Tony Adrien of

Leonville and Matt Henrich of Sunset. A narrow street behind Russell’s Food Center

was already home to four rundown properties and the pair have brought in three more.

They are being renovated and should be ready of occupancy by January 1.

$ ‘Chan-Chuba’…or, how a song about an alligator is helping three women reconstruct the

dead language of Louisiana’s Houma Indians. In a dead language on a tape 40 years old,

Elvira Billiot sings a children’s song about an alligator. Last year, a great-granddaughter

Elvira Billiot never met heard “Chan-Chubba” for the first time and felt an immediate

connection to the ghostly voice and her people. “When we played it, it was like we were

unlocking a trunk that had been locked up and covered in dust,” said Colleen Billiot. The

alligator song could help resurrect the Houma language that has not been spoken for a

century. Colleen Billiot and another Houma descendant, Hali Dardar, also 25, have spent

the past year trying to translate the lyrics to “Chan-Chuba” in hopes that they can

translate that one song as a first step in reconstructing the language.

$ Dr. Florent Hardy says, the Louisiana State Archives welcomes Tony Bernard Studio and

Henry Watson in September at the Archives Gallery. For more information, (225) 922-

1000.

$ Will you or your business help us promote Cajun and Creole culture and continue the

work of the late Al “Pyook” Berard? Berard was a Grammy-nominated musician, a

gifted producer, and a mentor for music lovers everywhere. He died at the age of 43 in

February. The event is titled “Al Berard Music Festival 2014” and will take place on

November 28-29, 2014 at the Henry Guidry Memorial Park, 103 Park Drive, Henderson,

Louisiana. The “Al Berard Memorial Music Fund,” a fund at Community Foundation of

Acadiana, will keep Al’s fire burning and continue his life’s work. The Fund promotes

Acadiana’s unique musical culture by providing instruments, master teachers, and music

scholarships to students of all ages. For more information, visit

www.cfacadiana.org/AlBerard, (337) 344-3821.

$ Four students from Beau Chene High School peeked into the future of farming in France

this summer. They’ve returned from two weeks at the St. Yves Agriculture School in

Gourin, where they practiced what they had learned as members of their school’s Future

Farmers of America chapter. Although all of the students except one spoke some French,

each experienced moments of uncertainty when they tried to communicate with native

speakers. Mavis Fruge of the Jacques Arnaud French Studies Collective in Arnaudville,

chaperoned the group and interpreted as necessary. French Consul General Jean Claude

Brunet chose Beau Chene for a pilot program to help bridge the language gap between

France and Louisiana Students and instructors form St. Yves in Gourin plan to practice

their English during a visit to Beau Chene nest year.

$ The Center for Louisiana Studies and Lafayette's South Regional Library will host Dr.

Jason Theriot on September 11, for Bayou State Book Talks. Theriot will discuss his

recently-released American Energy, Imperiled Coast: Oil and Gas Development in

Louisiana's Wetlands. Theriot is an energy and environmental historian and consultant

and a former Energy Policy Fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of

Government. His research work focuses primarily on the historical dynamics of oil and

gas development, environmental policies, and restoration activities in the Gulf Coast.

Bayou State Books Talks is held the second Thursday of each month. This event is free

and open to the public, and books will be available for purchase and autographing.

Upcoming Bayou State Book Talks include Marcia Gaudet and Reggie Young discussing

This Louisiana Thing That Drives Me: The Legacy of Ernest J. Gaines on October 9 and

Genaro Ky Ly Smith discussing The Land Baron's Sun: The Story of Ly Loc and His

Seven Wives on November 13. For more information, contact Michael Martin,

msm6506@louisiana.edu.

$ The Lafayette Science Museum has a showing of rarely displayed pieces from the

museum’s textile collection on Sunday, September 28 between 1:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

For more information, call (337) 291-5544.

$ The Center for Louisiana Studies joins FAetC in marking the 80th anniversary of

folklorist father and son duo John and Alan Lomax's visit to Louisiana to document

traditional music. The Rubber Bootleg Series, issued annually in partnership with the

festival, this year features recordings from the Lomax and contemporary FAetC

performances of those same tracks. The Center's Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore

is the official archive repository for Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, and this collection

represents the 40 years of festival performances. A free concert, museum exhibit and

conference complete this year's festival events.

$ Vermilionville held “Healing Traditions in Acadiana” on August 30. Louisiana Master

Gardener Lanier Cordell did a lecture on “How to Use Herbs for Health and Well-

Being.” On September 20th, Vermilionville will be hosting Native American Day from

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

$ Dr. Florent Hardy, Jr. invites you to mark your calendars and prepare to attend the

following interesting and informative lectures held throughout the month of October:

Wednesday, October 1 The Bataan Death March (World War II) Beth Dawson, Survivor’s Daughter Thursday, October 2 The Battle of New Orleans Jeffery Pipes Guice, Member, State Museum Board Friday, October 3 The Basques of Louisiana Michel Antoine Nicholas, LABASCO President Tuesday, October 7 The Surrey Calendar (French Manuscripts Relating to LA), Howard Margot The Archives of German New Orleans, Daniel Hammer The Historic New Orleans Collection Wednesday, October 8 The National World War II Museum Kenneth Hoffman, Director of Education Thursday, October 9 FRIENDS Breakfast (Archives Library) Tuesday, October 14 Poverty Point, World Heritage Site Dr. George Riser, Vice President, Advocates for Poverty Point Thursday, October 16 Barefoot, Bloodied and Bruised, The Story of Louisiana Six-Man Football Coach Barrett Murphy, Author Thursday, October 30 Julien Poydras, Pointe Coupee Statesman, Planter and Philanthropist Count Dominique de Savelli, La Gascherie outside of Nantes, Central West France (Invited) *All Archives Month 2014 lectures will be held in the Archives Wade O. Martin Auditorium, beginning at 10:00 a.m. For information, call (225) 922-1000.

$ Dale & Judith Drake will be in Louisiana on September 29 for the Coton Jaune

conference being held at the Lafayette Science Museum.

$ Family Heritage Research Community 3rd Annual Gathering will be held on October 12,

2014 in Kaplan. Visit http://familyheritageresearchcommunity.org/gathering-in-kaplan-

louisiana-oct-12-2014.html

$ George Arsenault sent this link to an interesting article published in the Charlottetown’s

Guardian: http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Living/2014-09-06/article-3859793/Great-find-

on-P.E.I./1.

$ Dinner with Eddie Cazayoux 2014 Fall Historic Preservation Presentation will be held on

September 16 at Café Vermilionville. For information, call 337-291-8431 or email

historicpreservation@lafayettela.gov.

$ Franco-Fête 2014, a French-themed fundraiser with auction to benefit the CODOFIL

Escadrille Louisiane scholarship program honoring City-Parish President Joey Durel for

his tireless effort in the promotion of the Cajun-Creole French culture will be held on

September 28th from Noon — 2:00 p.m. at Ruffino’s on the River, 921 Camellia

Boulevard, Lafayette, Louisiana. For more information, call (337) 298-5171 or email

RSVP@thepicardgroup.com.

$ Andre-Carl Vachon, one of the authors of our book, has written a new book:

For more information, email him at acvachon@videotron.ca. $ Originally issued in 1976, Boogie in Black & White, featuring Rod

Bernard and Clifton Chenier was never available in its entirety in a

digital format until now. For more information, visit

http://www.flattownmusic.com/Rod-Bernard-Clifton-Chenier-Boogie-

in-Black-White-CD-P16239.aspx.

$ A bust has been made of a child (6-8 years) from a 1755 Acadian skull, found in the

Acadian Cemetery in Windsor, NS. (south of Grand-Pré). The archeologues and

historians believe the family name could be either of these Acadian five family names

that lived near that cemetery: Landry, Babin, Forest, LeBlanc, Robicheau or Comeau.

Here is the web link of Acadian face (they call him Claude), and also the radio interview:

http://ici.radio-canada.ca/emissions/L_heure_de_pointe_acadie/2013-2014/index.asp.

$ Sunday, October 5 | Bal du Dimanche with Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco RoadRunners |

1-4 p.m. Dance the afternoon away with Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco RoadRunners at

Vermilionville's weekly Sunday Dance. Refreshments will be available for this smoke-

free all ages show at Vermilionville's Performance Center. Visit the calendar of events at

vermilionville.org for more information. Bal du Dimanche is held every Sunday. $10

admission is for dance only and does not include entry to the park.

$ Creole culture in Louisiana will soon be displayed on a new avenue. The first batch of

Creole license plates are being made at the Louisiana Penitentiary. It was created last

legislative session in 2013. State Rep. Vincent Pierre spearheaded the project and said

“We thought of ways in which we can expose or give more exposure to the Creole

culture. We are really excited as a Creole community that we now have something that

we can not only sell to the local community but throughout Louisiana.” The revenue

generate from the license plate sales will go to the French Immersion program through

the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana, which will help improve the

language.

$ The Gala for El Festival Espanol de Nueva Iberia will be held on Friday, November 14,

2014 at the Sliman Theater from 7:30 pm until 9:30 pm. It is their annual fundraiser to

support the festival. The $75.00 per person ticket admission cost entitles the holder to:

“Celebrating Flamenco” lecture by Dr. Francisco Garcia-Rubio, St. Peter’s Church Hall

at 6 pm; Spanish Flamenco Exhibit, Bayou Teche Museum, 7 pm; the Gala at the Sliman

Theater with wine, beer, tapas, sangria (11 restaurants) and Spanish guitar music and

Flamenco Dancers, 7:30 pm; one year’s individual/family membership to La Asociación

Española de Nueva Iberia, Inc. (a 501c3 nonprofit organization – income tax deductible);

a great evening of fun, food, music, and fellowship! For more information, email Ebrar

Reaux at joeroe@cox.net.