Dale Pierrottie shows off a chimney constructed by bousillage — the craft of mixing clay and moss. Pierrottie learned the craft from his grandfather Mayeus Darbonne of Basile.(Submitted Photo)
Only one man can say that he built a bousillage chimney for the movie “Belizaire the Cajun,” and that man is folk demonstrator and artist Dale Pierrottie.
If two veterans have their way a ceremonial honor guard would be available to pay tribute at every veteran’s funeral service in St. Landry Parish.
Just as few voters are paying attention to the gubernatorial campaign today as there were in March, according to a new survey sponsored by the Manship School of Mass Communication’s Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs, and conducted by LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab, or PPRL.
Former state Rep. Damon Baldone attempted to change his party affiliation to both Democrat and Republican — a dual registration — on Monday morning with the Terrebonne Parish Registrar of Voters, but was refused and he is now taking the matter to court.
Charlene Quinilty stands next to a loom at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center. Quinilty has been spinning and weaving cotton for 25 years as well as teaching others the craft. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
When the first Acadians arrived in Louisiana, they quickly changed from spinning and weaving wool to spinning and weaving cotton.
