A look at tales of the strange, fantastical, and macabre in the bayou state. The stories of Louisiana deserve a story all their own. You can reach out at www.outlandishparish.com (http://www.outlandishparish.com) on Instagram @outlandishparish and on Facebook in the Outlandish Parish group page.
Resources:
Hurricanes in Louisiana - 64 Parishes (https://64parishes.org/entry/hurricanes-in-louisiana)
Cheniere Caminada
Cheniere Caminada's "Great October Storm" (https://countryroadsmagazine.com/art-and-culture/history/chenier-caminadas-great-october-storm/)
History of Hurricanes from European Perspective
Matthew Mulcahy, Hurricanes and Society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624–1783. Early America: History, Context, Culture. Baltimore (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/231745896_Matthew_Mulcahy_Hurricanes_and_Society_in_the_British_Greater_Caribbean_1624-1783_Early_America_History_Context_Culture_Baltimore)
Hurricane Hilda Iberian (https://www.thedailyiberian.com/didnt-know-what-a-hurricane-was-until-hilda/article_ace528f4-514b-11e4-a0b7-bf3a88673d5a.html)
Taino Culture Quick Look
https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/pdf/Taino-Gallery-Guide-English.pdf (https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/pdf/Taino-Gallery-Guide-English.pdf)
John Doucet on the Caminada Hurricane and Bell: (https://jfepublications.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Il_repose_ici-from-JFE2022_FINAL-5.pdf)
More on Caminada:
https://www.townofgrandisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HistoricJeffersonParishFromShoretoShore-Betsy-Swanson1975Grand-Isle-pages-160-168.pdf (https://www.townofgrandisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HistoricJeffersonParishFromShoretoShore-Betsy-Swanson1975Grand-Isle-pages-160-168.pdf)
Video Memories from Grand Isle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_d96uqRz84)
10 Jun 2024
Respect Your Elder!
Traiteurze or Traiteuse? Today we are talking about Cajun Faith healers. Jonas and Alexis talk about the ones you call when the Doctors need a little help from above. Divine intervention is good for what ails ya, down here in Outlandish Parish.
Sources:
The Much Acclaimed: Healing Traditions of South Louisiana:
https://www.af-neworleans.org/products/af-healing-traditions-of-south-louisiana/ (https://www.af-neworleans.org/products/af-healing-traditions-of-south-louisiana/)
The Louisiana Folklife Programs
https://www.louisianafolklife.org/lt/articles_essays/lfmtraiteurs.html (https://www.louisianafolklife.org/lt/articles_essays/lfmtraiteurs.html)
Good for what Ails You, Film by Glen Pitre https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0415826/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0415826/)
And a special thanks to all our Mawmaws, Nannies, and Grandperes who shared their stories with us. We're trying to keep this torch lit. Merci!
Music By T’Canaille (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100062994170694) on behalf of Louisiana Cajun Music Preservation Society (https://www.facebook.com/welovecajunmusic). More about them in the next episode.
6 May 2024
High Quality H2O
We're gonna say a LOT of the quiet parts out loud for this one! Two bayou Cajuns talking about Adam Sandler's The Water Boy. Big thanks to Nonc Nu and the Wild Matous (https://open.spotify.com/artist/6WLaGxyLmxB0kKWC9ZKUty) for the music for this week. Check them out here (https://open.spotify.com/artist/6WLaGxyLmxB0kKWC9ZKUty): Resources this week were pretty light, but here are some links to Adam Sandler's thoughts on the movie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK36pG4FNLk). Remember to reach out at www.outlandishparish.com (http://www.outlandishparish.com) or email at gmail@outlandishparish.com (mailto:gmail@outlandishparish.com) Merci!
18 Apr 2024
The Coullion
Join us as we talk about everybody's favorite Cajun, the Coullion. From Boudreaux and Thibodaux jokes to the historical Jean Sotte. We get a little Fon Chock with out look at this essential Cajun character.
16 Mar 2024
Rites of Spring
A Look at the Catholic faith from another angle. In the second interview of the series, we talk to Angelique Gibson about her path from the Catholic Church to the Heathen Path of Norse Paganism. Cajun Pagans? Yup, and the food is awesome.
16 Mar 2024
Whoops
A brief apology and explanation.
15 Mar 2024
Moshpit with a Mission
An interview about running the Courir de Mardi Gras
11 Feb 2024
Mardi Gras Extravaganza
Resources:
Podcast Interview with Ancelet
, Story collections, articles,
Historic New Orleans Foundation https://www.hnoc.org/ (https://www.hnoc.org/)
Work by Barry Jean Ancelet (https://www.cavalierhousebooks.com/book/9781946160911?origin=louisiana-book-festival-2023/adult-non-fiction)
https://www.history.com/news/first-mardi-gras-mobile-alabama-new-orleans (https://www.history.com/news/first-mardi-gras-mobile-alabama-new-orleans)
NOLA Mardi Gras History
https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/history/ (https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/history/)
Mobile Mardi Gras History
https://alabamashortstories.com/joe-cain-and-the-mobile-mardi-gras/ (https://alabamashortstories.com/joe-cain-and-the-mobile-mardi-gras/)
Podcast Mardi Gras Beyond the Beads
https://open.spotify.com/show/7FDOXSTV9HTQtURhFe0qxo (https://open.spotify.com/show/7FDOXSTV9HTQtURhFe0qxo)
https://books.google.com/books/about/Carnivals_of_the_World.html?id=mFLpRwAACAAJ (https://books.google.com/books/about/Carnivals_of_the_World.html?id=mFLpRwAACAAJ)
Trinidad Customs
https://www.ncctt.org/new/index.php/carnival-history/history-of-carnival.html (https://www.ncctt.org/new/index.php/carnival-history/history-of-carnival.html)
https://www.ncctt.org/new/index.php/carnival-history/history-of-carnival.html (https://www.ncctt.org/new/index.php/carnival-history/history-of-carnival.html)
The whole Ash Thing
https://www.shcathedral.org/03/why-does-lent-begin-on-a-wednesday-and-what-do-the-ashes-signify/ (https://www.shcathedral.org/03/why-does-lent-begin-on-a-wednesday-and-what-do-the-ashes-signify/)
http://ww1.antiochian.org/content/orthodox-ash-wednesday (http://ww1.antiochian.org/content/orthodox-ash-wednesday)
Resources:
Nathan J. Rabalais,Folklore Figures of French and Creole, Louisiana
Ghost lights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_ghost_lights (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_ghost_lights)
Abenaki Wetlands https://indigenousnh.com/2021/09/10/indigenous-wetlands-bogs-swamps-marshes/ (https://indigenousnh.com/2021/09/10/indigenous-wetlands-bogs-swamps-marshes/)
Louisiana Dread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA9QJjHWUII (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA9QJjHWUII)
Southern Gothic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Ia1hJWLS4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Ia1hJWLS4)
Crosset Lights:
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/crossett-light-5900/ (https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/crossett-light-5900/)
9 Nov 2023
Howl of the Rougarou Review
Here's a link to watch the film on Tubi https://tubitv.com/movies/671389/skinwalker-the-howl-of-the-rougarou (https://tubitv.com/movies/671389/skinwalker-the-howl-of-the-rougarou)
Here's a link to the full site for Small Town Monsters: https://www.smalltownmonsters.com/ (https://www.smalltownmonsters.com/)
Here's a link to my website: www.alexisbraud.com (http://www.alexisbraud.com)
And here's a link to Jona's website: www.creaturesofconquest.com (http://www.creaturesofconquest.com)
31 Oct 2023
La Corneille
Just a little something sweet for all of you people who moved into the Parish at the ground floor.
12 Oct 2023
Howl of the Rougarou
Hey, Y'all. Transcribing a first time podcast is a bit of a slog. Rather than delay release for one more day, Here are the links and references. We will have a full transcript with embedded notes as soon as I can. Mi'kmaq Film https://www.watchaptnlumi.ca/shadow-of-the-rougarou/ (https://www.watchaptnlumi.ca/shadow-of-the-rougarou/) Check your Colonialism: Mi’kmaq relations articles. https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Acadiensis/article/view/31312/188252653 (https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Acadiensis/article/view/31312/188252653)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRKKDmYAkdE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRKKDmYAkdE) Glen Pitre interview Chasing Legends Rougarou 1812https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLjhE34Mo_8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLjhE34Mo_8) Native shapeshifters and Rougarouhttp://www.native-languages.org/rugaru.htm (http://www.native-languages.org/rugaru.htm)History of Chitimacha http://www.chitimacha.gov/history-culture/tribal-history#:~:text=The%20Chitimacha%20Tribe%20of%20Louisiana,land%20base%20has%20significantly%20decreased (http://www.chitimacha.gov/history-culture/tribal-history#:~:text=The%20Chitimacha%20Tribe%20of%20Louisiana,land%20base%20has%20significantly%20decreased).Bete of Gevaudan https://astonishinglegends.com/al-podcasts/2021/02/28/ep-203-the-beast-of-gevaudan (https://astonishinglegends.com/al-podcasts/2021/02/28/ep-203-the-beast-of-gevaudan)Beast of Bamburgh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Stumpp (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Stumpp)Louisiana Folklore https://www.louisianafolklore.org/ (https://www.louisianafolklore.org/)Again I will post a fully transcribed episode at www.outlandishparish.com
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