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The Battle of Bourbeux Bayou
It is the third year of the "War between the States" or "The war of the Yankee aggression," as those from the South called it. All eyes were on Antietam, Bull Run, Vicksburg, and Chancellorsville.…
KANE: Of Sugarcane (and Sports): How to Sack a Station Manager
On October 9, 1960, Franklin’s Hanson Memorial Tigers played against New Iberia’s Catholic Panthers in a high school football game. The Franklin area was convinced that the Tigers would win despite…
KSIG: The Signal of Crowley: The Brothers Behind the Signal
When we think of radio stations, we think of the sound rather than focusing on the people behind the sound. The radio station call sign, KSIG, will sound more familiar than the names B. Hillman…
The Legendary Carencro Raceways: From Dirt to the Derby
On Friday nights we would make a supper—a free supper—and people would enter their horses. After Cajuns have a few beers, their horses are faster and the women are prettier.” The celebrated Don…
An American Actor's Dream Plantation: From Bob Acres Plantation to Rip Van Winkle House and Gardens
In 1869, American actor Joseph Jefferson purchased “Orange Island,” as it was known at the time of the purchase, which sat atop a salt dome on Lake Peigneur to use as his winter home and hunting…
Grand Opera House of the South: Opera House Masquerades as Theater
A community works together to piece an opera house back together physically and historically.
The Steamboat Warehouse: Full Steam Ahead!
A warehouse built in the 1800s as a pit stop for steamboats going to and from New Orleans still continues its story today in the form of a restaurant that caters to locals and visitors from around the…
St. Mary Parish Fields Overtaking Cemeteries: Raising Cane Around Midway
One of the forgotten cemeteries is Midway Cemetery located in Franklin, St. Mary Parish. Located right alongside State Route 317, most would miss this small treasure. Midway is little maintained, and…
Camp Pratt
The Civil War was just one year old, and volunteers were coming to the end of their enlistments. On April 16, 1862 confederacy legislature passed a conscription act to fill their ranks. White men…
The Battle at the Vermilion Bayou
The First Battle of Vermillion bridge, On April 17, 1863, was the third of delaying actions by Generals Muton and Taylor against Union forces led by Major General Nathaniel Prentice Banks. General…
All Aboard the Orphan Train!: The History of Opelousas' Orphan Train Movement
Next stop--Opelousas!
Battle of Bayou Bourbaux: Also Called the Battle of Bayou Carencro
The Battle of Bayou Bourbeux.
The Civil War was entering its third year, Vicksburg had fallen, and the Union had control of the Mississippi. Gettysburg would produce the most significant loss of life…
Battle of Bisland
The Battle of Bisland
It is 1860, and Abraham Lincoln was Just elected, the first Republican to win the White House. The Southern States had threatened secession if the Republicans won, and by the…
KROF: Rice, Oil, Fur: A Signal That Grows
KROF in Abbeville differed from nearby Acadiana radio stations for its unique programming geared towards agriculture and farming: the main occupation of many of its listeners. Indeed, the importance…
The Battle of Vermilion Bridge
It is 1860, and Abraham Lincoln was Just elected, the first Republican to win the White House. The Southern States had threatened secession if the Republicans won, and by the time Lincoln was…
The 440 Yard Journey: Cajun Downs, 1898-1998: The Foundation of Cajun Horse Culture
Barefoot and in your underwear. This is not how most people start an important journey...
Judice Inn: No Frie Zone!
A small restaurant originally built in 1947 on the outskirts of town turns into a busy hub during lunch hour and is regarded as one of the most popular burger joints in town by using the same menu and…
Hey, Hey, Heymann Performing Arts Center: Hey man, Lafayette's first municipal auditorium turned into a theater!
The deeper insight into the Heymann family's legacy with the performing arts with their auditorium turned theater.
The Real Christian: The Story of Auguste Robert "Nonco" Pelafigue
Performing miracles does not make one a saint, but it is to love as Christ Jesus loves that makes one a saint.
Abbey Players Play On Your Heartstrings: Abbey Players PLAYED their Part
A story about creatives who had very little funds yet still provided a performing arts community in Abbeville with a small secret for their theater.
Beneath the Oaks, Amidst the Cane: From Oasis Plantation to Episcopal School of Acadiana
Episcopal School of Acadiana resides on the beautiful mid-nineteenth century sugar plantation, Oasis Plantation, sitting along side the sugar cane and underneath the enormous oak trees covering the…
KVOL: Voice of Lafayette: Lafayette's Airwaves During World War II
In 1935, the Evangeline Broadcasting Company was issued a license from the FCC for the creation of a radio station in Lafayette under the call sign KVOL (Voice of Lafayette). In late 1935, the station…
The Holy Lieutenant: The Story of Fr. Joseph Verbis Lafleur
"My place is with the men."
Bread made by Civil War Veteran: Abbeville's staple bread maker
Lâche pas la Patate: The Quarter Pole Training Center: The Remnant
A white sign with red letters tells you that you found the right place—the last operating bush track in the state...
Local Ghost Stories Give Hookman Cemetery its Name: Death to the Hookman!
Hookman Cemetery began as a peaceful journey's end but turned into a lover's lane horror story and finally to forgotten lore.
Helma B. Constantine
Helma Constantine, the Author of the Integration of University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
KRVS: Radio Voice of Southwestern: When College Radio Came to Lafayette
In 1940, the Fine Arts building of the Southwestern Louisiana Institute (S.L.I.), Burke Hall, had an “ill-equipped radio facility” maintained by various speech departments (1). During this time, KVOL…
An Old Plantation Meant for a Queen
: From Rose Hill Plantation to Queen's Ranch
From an antebellum plantation in the mid nineteenth century to a small family farm in the early twenty-first century, the old Rose Hill Plantation in now the beautiful Queen's Ranch.
Smoked Boudin - First Advertised: Early History of Modern Boudin
Who "invented" smoked boudin? Well, this is the location of the first meat market to advertise it . . . . .