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Stir Crazy with Tiffanie Barriere on Insta Live
Feb. 11, 2021 at 5:30 pm CT/6:30 pm ET
Micro Symposium with Simone Delerme on Insta Live
Feb. 18, 2021 at 5:30 pm CT/6:30 pm ET
Cooking School with Tim Hontzas on Insta Live
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Wine Tasting with Andy Chabot and Belinda Chang on Insta Live
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SFA Writing Workshop, via Zoom ⟶
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Stir Crazy with Jose-Medina Camacho on Insta Live
March 11, 2021 at 5:30 pm CT/6:30 pm ET
Micro Symposium with Rae DelBianco on Insta Live
March 13-14, 2021
2021 Spring Symposium on Eventive Platform ⟶
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Cooking School with Cynthia Wong on Insta Live
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Carol and George Terrebone

The Terrebones have endured major hardships in this line of work. They had to rebuild twice—Hurricane Katrina wiped out…

Oral History

Down the Bayou

The people of Bayou Lafourche and Grand Isle, Louisiana, live and work smack dab at the center of nature.

Interview

Raymond Joseph “Joey” Fonseca, Jr.

These days Joey and his three sons, commercial fishermen all, lure their prey by sinking hoop nets into the bayou, a…

Interview

Pierre Autin

A lifelong hunter, trapper, and fisherman himself, Pierre speaks on such topics with the ease of a man who owned his…

Interview

Marvin Autin

His grandfather, father, and uncle all crafted push poles. In fact, his grandfather, Pierre Benoit Autin, was a sort of…

Interview

Mark Callais

Mark eventually moved into a PR job at M&M and C&G Boats, another offshore supply boat company, work that leverages his…

Interview

Robert Collins

Robert Collins is a third-generation shrimp drier in Grand Isle; his teenage son, also named Robert, seems poised to…

Interview

Donna Cheramie

Seafood gumbo seasoned with ham and smoked sausage, crab patties, fried seafood platters, seafood fondue, salads piled…

Interview

Alphonse “Al” Cassagne

In 2004, Al discovered a more profitable profession in catching and selling bait; today, his Coastal Bait Shop is one…

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