Bayou Teche Dispatches
Showing posts with label Bayou Teche. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bayou Teche. Show all posts
Thursday, February 10, 2022

"Prairie de Jacko": Source of the Name?

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I recently noticed an old Louisiana land document for sale on eBay. It concerned property located near the confluence of Bayou Teche and the...
Monday, May 1, 2017

Another Civil War Gunboat on the Teche: The U.S.S. Glide, aka Federal Gunboat No. 43

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It is well-known that during the Civil War several Union and Confederate gunboats were active on Bayou Teche. These gunboats were the USS ...
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Sunday, June 5, 2016

Now Available: My New Book about Bayou Teche

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Teche: A History of Louisiana's Most Famous Bayou My newest book, Teche: A History of Louisiana's Most Famous Bayou , has been ...
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Saturday, September 21, 2013

A Floating Dancehall on the Teche: The Club Sho Boat

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While researching Bayou Teche I learned about a riverboat on the bayou that had been converted into a floating nightclub, dancehall, and re...
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Thursday, May 9, 2013

"Cajuns of the Teche": Bad History, Wartime Propaganda, or Both?

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I first learned about the short film Cajuns of the Teche , directed by André de LaVarre and released in August 1942 by Columbia Pictures, w...
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Shane K. Bernard holds degrees in English and History from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a doctorate in History from Texas A&M University. He is the author of several books on south Louisiana history and culture. Shane lives in New Iberia, Louisiana, a short distance from the celebrated Bayou Teche.
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