Collection:LPB

Genre: French

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1985-12-15

Duration: 00:27:30

Subjects: French language | Acadians | Louisiana State Archives | FESTIVALS

Contributors:

• Fontenot, James Host
• Lemieux, Donald Guest

This episode of the series “En Francais” from December 15, 1985, features James Fontenot’s interview with Donald Lemieux, the director of the Louisiana State Archives in Baton Rouge. He discusses their new exhibit celebrating the Acadian Odyssey Bicentennial, the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the first group of Acadians in Louisiana. This episode also includes highlights from the International Acadian Festival in Plaquemine, Louisiana. This episode was preserved through a 2018 CLIR Recordings at Risk Grant.