Michael Doucet

Michael Doucet

male, 58 years old
guitar, University of Louisiana at Lafayette faculty, Creole music, Grammy, Western swing, From Lafayette, Louisiana…Louisiana Creole music, from Louisiana, university of louisiana at lafayette, French Louisiana, LouisianaFolklifeCenter
Michael Doucet (b. 1951) is a Cajun fiddler, singer and songwriter who founded the Cajun band BeauSoleil from Lafayette, Louisiana. In 2005 Doucet...
Clarinda Bradford

Clarinda Bradford

female
married, director, inducted as one of the Hall of Master Folk Artists, LouisianaFolklifeCenter, one of the few remaining net weavers in Louisiana
Clarinda Bradford is a native of Nebo, Louisiana and has been making fishing nets since the early 1930. Mrs. Bradford is one of the few remaining...
Mearl Smith Byles

Mearl Smith Byles

male
Louisiana State University, staff member, LouisianaFolklifeCenter, about twelve years old, quilting since she was about twelve years old, Pioneer Heritage Center
Mearl Smith Byles has been quilting since she was about twelve years old. She has come a long way since she began quilting with her mother and...

Lisa J. Abney

female
Ph.D., English Honor Society, New, NSU, Associate Professor of English, MA in English…LouisianaFolklifeCenter, Director, Louisiana Folklife Center, Director of the Louisiana Folklife Center
Lisa J. Abney , Ph.D., University of Houston Director, Louisiana Folklife Center Associate Professor of English Dr. Lisa Abney serves as...

Sheila Richmond

female
northwestern state university, NSU, cultural resources management, MA in History, MA in English, LouisianaFolklifeCenter
Sheila Richmond Sheila Richmond completed an MA in English/Folklore and an MA in History/Cultural Resources Management from Northwestern State...