Author: Louisiana Board of State EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Report
Author: Louisiana Board of State EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Glimpses of Black Life Along Bayou Lafourche
Author: Curtis J. JohnsonPublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479747548
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This book describes experiences of Black people who lived throughout the Mississippi RiverBayou Lafourche Region of South Louisiana during the period 18751975. These writings cover four parishes (counties) including Saint James, Ascension, Assumption and Lafourche. This area of Louisiana is steeped in American history, beginning in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase. The regions uniqueness is revealed as we reflect on the Great Depression and the economy, the area and its people, the cuisine, health and home remedies, folklore (customs, fads, and superstitions), homesteads and family life, the three Rs and secondhand books, the music of our lives, our hometown heroes and their participation in the defense of our country starting with the Revolutionary War through the Vietnam War, and much more.
Alligator Bayou
Author: Donna Jo NapoliPublisher: Wendy Lamb Books
ISBN: 0553494171
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
An unforgettable novel, based on a true story, about racism against Italian Americans in the South in 1899. Fourteen-year-old Calogero, his uncles, and his cousins are six Sicilians living in the small town of Tallulah, Louisiana, miles from any of their countrymen. They grow vegetables and sell them at their stand and in their grocery store. Some people welcome the immigrants; most do not. Calogero's family is caught in the middle of tensions between the black and white communities. As Calogero struggles to adapt to Tallulah, he is startled and thrilled by the danger of midnight gator hunts in the bayou and by his powerful feelings for Patricia, a sharp-witted, sweet-natured black girl. Meanwhile, every day, and every misunderstanding between the white community and the Sicilians, bring Calogero and his family closer to a terrifying, violent confrontation. In this affecting and unforgettable novel, Donna Jo Napoli's inspired research and spare, beautiful language take the classic immigrant story to new levels of emotion and searing truth. Alligator Bayou tells a story that all Americans should know.
Bayou-Diversity
Author: Kelby OuchleyPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807138614
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Louisiana's bayous and their watersheds teem with cypress trees, alligators, crawfish, and many other life forms. From Bayou Tigre to Half Moon Bayou, these sluggish streams meander through lowlands, marshes, and even uplands to dominate the state's landscape. In Bayou-Diversity, conservationist Kelby Ouchley reveals the bayou's intricate web of flora and fauna. Through a collection of essays about Louisiana's natural history, Ouchley details an amazing array of plants and animals found in the Bayou State. Baldcypress, orchids, feral hogs, eels, black bears, bald eagles, and cottonmouth snakes live in the well over a hundred bayous of the region. Collectively, Ouchley's vignettes portray vibrant and complex habitats. But human interaction with the bayou and our role in its survival, Ouchley argues, will determine the future of these intricate ecosystems. Bayou-Diversity narrates the story of the bayou one flower, one creature at a time, in turn illustrating the bigger picture of this treasured and troubled Louisiana landscape.
Secrets of the Black Bayou
Author: Kateland BlackPublisher:
ISBN: 9781614564065
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Caytlyne Morgan is a beautiful woman -- with a past. Riddled with dreams she cannot explain, dreams that cause her severe torment and pain, she runs away leaving everything she knew behind, including her best friend since college. She finally resurfaces, only to find that to straighten out her life she must confront her demons. Her search for who she really is takes a winding and torrential journey into the backwoods of the Louisiana Bayous where Caytlyn faces lost love, heartache, and more unbearable secrets. Discovering her lost daughter and facing the death of another daughter when she meets with the baby's father, she travels into the realms of the darkness of her past and discovers the voodoo and the magic inherited from her family. Death, evil, danger, and fear are all confronted; Rekindled love and heated passions force Caytlyne to come to terms with the beast that rages within. Can she survive it? Can she understand those tormenting dreams and somehow carve out a life and a future for herself? Journey with Caytlyne and follow the madness as it unfolds. Embrace her, help her to find her true love, and peace.
Southern Reporter
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
Book Description
Includes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi, the Appellate Courts of Alabama and, Sept. 1928/Jan. 1929-Jan./Mar. 1941, the Courts of Appeal of Louisiana.
Bayou Magic
Author: Jewell Parker RhodesPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316224863
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
A magical coming-of-age story from Coretta Scott King honor author Jewell Parker Rhodes, rich with Southern folklore, friendship, family, fireflies and mermaids, plus an environmental twist. It's city-girl Maddy's first summer in the bayou, and she just falls in love with her new surroundings - the glimmering fireflies, the glorious landscape, and something else, deep within the water, that only she can see. Could it be a mermaid? As her grandmother shares wisdom about sayings and signs, Maddy realizes she may be the only sibling to carry on her family's magical legacy. And when a disastrous oil leak threatens the bayou, she knows she may also be the only one who can help. Does she have what it takes to be a hero? Jewell Parker Rhodes weaves a rich tale celebrating the magic within.
House documents
Author: Upper Steele Bayou Project Reformulation Study Supplemental EIS (SEIS), Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Yazoo Basin
Author: Black Bayou Road
Author: Ashley DotsonPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781499509304
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Finola Sparks finds herself stuck in Texas, living with her ancient grandmother who has never wanted anything to do with her. She doesn't trust easily so when two gorgeous local boys stumble over one another to impress her she doesn't know what to think. Finola is desperately alone for the first time ever, and she wants so badly to reach out. Its been too long since she felt at ease even in her own skin. But the whispers and warnings of her superstitious grandmother and haunted stares from the people in town have her tied up in knots. There's a secret everyone is hiding, and Fin is at the heart of it all. Magic is all around Black Bayou, and Fin is only begun to understand the magic within her. The rules of Black Bayou have been simple for far too long, so what happens when she breaks them?