Collection:LPB

Genre: French

Place Covered: Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1982-12-19

Duration: 00:10:09

Subjects: French language | Choirs (Music) | Holidays | Christmas | Acadian Village (Lafayette, La.)

Contributors:

• Fontenot, James Host
• La Chorale Evangeline Performer
• Roy, Geraldine Interviewee
• Sonnier, Hector Interviewee
• Hebert, Hector Interviewee

This episode of the series “En Francais” from December 19, 1982, features La Chorale Evangeline performing Christmas carols in Lafayette, Louisiana. It includes interviews with: Geraldine Roy, the organist and director of the choir; Hector Sonnier, a member from Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Scott, Louisiana; and Herbert Hebert, a member from St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rayne, Louisiana. This episode also includes footage of the Christmas lights at Acadian Village in Lafayette. This episode was preserved through a 2018 CLIR Recordings at Risk Grant.