My Paw Paw (Hebert) and Maw Maw (Guillory) had land in L'Anse Grise but lost it during the Depression. They moved to Jeansonne Cove near Mamou.
They sharecropped for several years in the cotton fields and lived near Caney Creek. It was right before the woods started. There, my Dad was born. He was the youngest of 12 children. Soon after they moved back to L'Anse Grise and lived near Ortego cemetery. They lived there for a time but moved to Ville Platte parce que they were too old to handle country life. They moved to Ville Platte and there was where Dad grew up. Maw Maw cooked couche couche in L'Anse Grise et Ville Platte, Dad told me.
Mom lived all her life in L'Anse Grise et Mom et Dad met at the Evangeline Club in Ville Platte. My Mom's side has our Cadien ancestors and her side said Cajun more often and accepted it more, however, they still have more French Creole ancestry than Cadien Creole ancestry.
I grew up listening to Creole (Cajun French in pop world) spoken by my parents et family but like many people my age - was not taught it. I grew up in Franco/Anglo border country and my first music to buy at Floyd's record shop was AC/DC's "For Those About to Rock."
Not exactly my local culture's music but hey, they ROCK! HA!
Anyway, I'm learning more and more about myself, my family, and area history.