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Cheniere Au Tigre, Part 2 & Linda Robertson (1983)

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Details

Collection:LPB

Genre: French

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1983-02-27

Duration: 00:27:54

Subjects: French language | Cheniere au Tigre (La.) | Education

Contributors:

  • Fontenot, James Host
  • White, J. Oreo Interviewee
  • Broussard, Joseph "Boulet" Interviewee
  • Sagrera, Walter Interviewee
  • Sellers, Murphy "Red" Interviewee
  • Sagrera, Andrew Jackson Interviewee
  • Robertson, Linda Guest
  • Clayton, Jan Guest

Description

This episode of the series “En Francais” from February 27, 1983, features the second part of “La Cheniere Au Tigre,” a documentary about a small island off the coast of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, that was devastated by hurricanes. It includes interviews with: J. Oreo White; Joseph “Boulet” Broussard; Dr. Walter Sagrera; Murphy “Red” Sellers; and Andrew Jackson Sagrera. James Fontenot then interviews Linda Robertson, a French teacher at Bolton High School in Alexandria, Louisiana, and her student, Jan Clayton. Robertson shares her thoughts on improving the teaching of foreign languages in Louisiana schools. This episode was preserved through a 2018 CLIR Recordings at Risk Grant.