Louisiana Regional Folklife Program- Serving Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany
  • Super Sunday
  • Fanner basket by Tom Colvin
  • Oystermen
  • Ruben Mr. Salsa Gonzales
  • Quilt documented at Eastbank Regional Library
  • Mardi Gras masker
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Here are a few of our favorite YouTube videos that feature traditional culture in the parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany.


How to peel crawfish

The Canary Islanders in Louisiana, St. Bernard Parish

Decima sung by Isleño fisherman Alan Perez of Delacroix Island, St. Bernard Parish

Oystering in Ycloskey, St. Bernard Parish

Expressions of Praise Dance Ministry of Kenner, Jefferson Parish

Creole Wild West, Super Sunday, New Orleans

New Orleans Jazz Funeral for tuba player Kerwin James

Bluegrass Pickers in Abita Springs, St. Tammany Parish

109th Annual Saint Rosalie Procession in Kenner, Jefferson Parish

The Vietnamese - American Community of New Orleans East

Omar the Pie Man

Jazzy Po-Boy - On Making a Real New Orleans Po-Boy

St. Joseph's Night, New Orleans

 

Upcoming Events, Fairs, and Festivals


Projects


  • Master Builders of New Orleans
  • Filipino Customs and Culture
  • Thai Customs of Loy Krathong
  • Rangoli - An Indian Custom of Welcome
  • Trappers of the Barataria
  • Vietnamese Lion / Dragon Dance
  • Germans in Southeast LA
    • Essay
    • In Our Own Words
  • Italian Culture in Independence
  • Quilt Documentation Project
  • An Atchafalaya Childhood
  • Post-Katrina Foodways
  • Santa on the Bayou
  • Textile Documentation
  • World Press in the 9th Ward
  • Creating a Community Festival

Projects We Assist/Recommend


  • Neighborhood Story Project
  • Cornerstones
  • Hurricane Digital Memory Bank
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  • Other Regions
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  • Louisiana Division of the Arts
  • Louisiana Folklife Program
  • University of New Orleans
  • UNO Department of History

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