Bayou Teche Dispatches
Showing posts with label Teche. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 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...
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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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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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Sur le Teche: Exploring the Bayou by Canoe, Stage 1

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To research my history of Bayou Teche I resolved to paddle the entire length of the waterway.  Friends found this humorous because they kne...
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Thursday, December 1, 2011

La Chute: A Waterfall on Bayou Teche?

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I became aware of claims that a waterfall once emptied into Bayou Teche while examining one of the first extremely accurate maps of Louisi...
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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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