Edward Coussou oral history interview, 1979.

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Edward Coussou oral history interview, 1979.

Coussou describes the activities in timber camps in the Atchafalaya Basin, the construction of the levee, picking and curing Spanish moss, trapping fur animals, and fishing. He describes dwellings, the layout of settlements, and landowners of the Bayou Sorrel area.

1 sound cassette (25 minutes);Index (1 p.)

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Hebert, Sue.

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Coussou, Edward, 1905-

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Coussou moved to Bayou Sorrel in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, in 1925 and worked there in timber camps and on the ferry. From the description of Edward Coussou oral history interview, 1979. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 244436356 ...

Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History

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The T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History was established in August 1991 to document the history of Louisiana State University. A department of LSU Libraries Special Collections, the Center conducts, collects, preserves, and makes available to scholars oral history interviews on Louisiana's social, political, cultural, and economic history. From the description of T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History records, 1990-1998. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 22696...