ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION
Great people, great stories...hear what governors, business leaders, religious figures, war veterans and others have to say about Louisiana history, in their own words. Listen to dozens of interviews where the facts are told through the people who made it all happen.
Reverend Avery Alexander
(9/1/1993) Former New Orleans Rep. Reverend Avery Alexander discusses his childhood in segregated South Louisiana and his career as a longshoreman, minister, civil rights leader and state representative.
Sen. B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn
(3/7/1995) Former Sen. B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn from Bogalusa talks about how he got started in politics as an active union member and running for police juror in 1944; joining Jimmy Morrison's campaign against "Doc" Griffin; his close relationship with Gov. Earl Long; and his many years service in the House beginning in 1948 and in the Senate starting in 1951.
Gus Weill
(8/24/1994) This legendary political consultant and author began his political consulting career in Lafayette in 1958. In 1963, he was introduced to candidate John McKeithen by Judge Edmund Reggie and managed McKeithen's campaign for governor, and later became his executive secretary. Weill "trained most of his competition, including James Carville, Roy Strother and others" and managed over 350 political campaigns. He discusses his time in the first McKeithen Administration, building the Superdome, friendships with many political figures, media reporting and influence, and civil rights.
Roger Clark
(2/9/2007) Marine corps veteran speaks about his experiences in Pearl Harbor, Saipan, Iwo Jima and Tinian during WWII, as well as his service during the Korean War.
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ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION (updated 8/31/09)
Abadie, Bill (July 7, 2000)
Adley, Robert (September 13, 2004)
Alexander, Avery (September 1, 1993)
Arbour, Sidney (August 4, 2003)
Arbour, Sidney (October 11, 2006)
Armstrong, Eileen (June 21, 2003)
Baer, Mike (July 13, 2005)
Baer, Mike (January 25, 2006)
Baer, Mike (March 9, 2007)
Bankston, Jesse (No date)
Barham, Robert (January 19, 2005)
Barrios, Dick Jr. (August 31, 1994)
Becksted, Dick (May 17, 2007)
Bertman, Skip (August 9, 2004)
Boggs, Lindy (July 9, 1996)
Bollinger, Donald (May 6, 1993)
Brian, Dr. George (September 20, 1994)
Brown, Evelyn (December 2, 2002)
Brown, Jim (July 29, 2004)
Brown, Jim (August 10, 2004)
Brown, Jim (August 15, 2004)
Brown, Jim (August 25, 2004)
Brown, Kate (June 24, 2002)
Brown, Marshall (October 20, 1993)
Brown, Reginald (August 24, 2004)
Brown, Reginald (January 10, 2005)
Bruce, Beverly (May 7, 2007)
Bruneau, Emile "Peppi" (No date)
Burns, Dr. Paul Y. (May 11, 2009)
Bussie, Fran (January 18, 1994)
Bussie, Victor (January 18, 1994)
Byrd, Winnie (July 16, 2002)
Cain, James David (September 13, 2004)
Casso, Evans (May 21, 1994)
Cox, James (May 12, 2005)
Cox, James (May 18, 2005)
Crain, Carl (August 6, 2007)
Curtis, Israel "Bo" (June 27, 2007)
Daughters of the Cross
Sister Maria (March 27, 2003)
Sister Mary Evelyn (March 27, 2003)
Sister Mary Grace (March 27, 2003)
Sister Mary Louise (March 27, 2003)
Davis, Jimmie (February 11, 1985)
Davis, Jimmie (March 10, 1993)
Deblieux, J. D. (No date)
Delahoussaye, Chris (November 13, 2008)
Delpit, Joe (August 16, 2004)
Dent, Fred (December 8, 1992)
Dewitt, Charles (August 24, 2007)
Dimos, Jimmy (August 16, 2001)
Dodd, Bill (No date)
Dominique, Eric (October 7, 2002)
Dowd, Martin (May 18, 2007)
Dumas, Woody (January 21, 1993)
Eaton, Mary Frey (January 24, 2008)
Edwards, Marion (February 26, 2003)
Edwards, Marion (March 19, 2003)
Edwards, Marion (June 17, 2003)
Edwards, Marion (August 26, 2003)
Ellington, Noble (January 11, 2005)
Faser, Chris (March 24, 1992)
Faser, Chris (June 24, 1998)
Faucheux, Robert Jr. (June 21, 2007)
Fitzmorris, Jimmie (January 22, 1993)
Fletcher, Roy (May 24, 2005)
Folkes, Davis (May 11, 1993)
Fore, John (May 7, 2007)
Frith, Mickey (June 21, 2007)
Garrett, John (February 11, 1993)
Gary, Leon (July 12, 1995)
Gilliam, William (May 17, 2007)
Gravel, Camille (December 10, 1992)
Gravel, Camille (No date)
Gremillion, Jack (No date)
Gremillion, Jack (March 25, 1992)
Gremillion, Jack (May 17, 1995)
Gremillion, Jack (October 17, 1995)
Gremillion, Jack (January 31, 1996)
Grevenberg, Colonel Frances (September 29, 1997)
Gulick, Dalmer (August 29, 2002)
Guillory, Elcie (June 18, 2007)
Hainkel, John (August 11, 2004)
Hainkel, John (February 16, 2005)
Hanna, Sam (January 10, 1994)
Hanna, Sam (September 29, 2005)
Hannan, Archibishop Philip (No date)
Hargroder, Charles (July 26, 1995)
Haynes, J. K. (No date)
Henry, E. L. "Bubba" (June 28, 1993)
Henry, E. L. "Bubba" (February 3, 2005)
Holt, Sibal (October 27, 2005)
Hoover, John (October 7, 2002)
Huckaby, Jerry (January 7, 2009)
Hunter, Willie Jr. (June 13, 2007)
iwo Jima Survivors (February 8 & 9, 2007)
Johns, Ronnie (June 21, 2007)
Johnson, Lea (May 22, 1995)
Jones, Johnnie (December 5, 2005)
Jones, Johnnie (January 20, 2006)
Jones, Johnnie (January 31, 2006)
Judell, H. B. (July 18, 1995)
Kennard, Donald Ray (September 11, 2007)
Kennedy, George (June 6, 2005)
Kenney, Lelon (May 14, 2007)
Kostelka, Bob (September 23, 2004)
Landry, Frances Leggio (April 18, 2002)
Leche, Richard Jr. (No date)
Lemieux, Donald (September 25, 2007)
Long, Blanche (May 20, 1993)
Long, Kathy (October 28, 1996)
Manship, Doug (April 13 and 14, 1993)
Martin, Earl (May 18, 2007)
McDonald, Charles (June 27, 2007)
McKeithen, John (September 7, 1993)
McMahon, Bill (June 28, 2005)
McNaughton, Ean (September 4, 2002)
Montgomery, Billy (June 24, 2007)
Moranto, Philip (August 10, 2000)
Morgan, Cecil (July 18, 1991)
Morrison, Jimmy (June 24, 1993)
Mount Willie Landry (January 27, 2005)
Mouton, Sonny (August 3, 2004)
Netterville, Dr. G. Leon (January 5, 1993)
Newman, James (July 30, 2004)
Newton, Johnny (July 26, 2006)
Newton, Johnny (August 14, 2006)
Odinet, Kenneth (May 24, 2007)
Ortigue, Judge Revius (No date)
Parker, Mary Evelyn (August 24, 2000)
Peoples, Morgan (No date)
Perkins, Dr. Huel (September 20, 2004)
Perkins, Dr. Huel (March 8, 2005)
Pierre, Wilfred (May 16, 2007)
Pinac, Gil (July 24, 2007)
Poret, Ory (September 6, 2002)
Porter, J. Nash (March 7, 2007)
Powell, Tank (May 10, 2007)
Price, Anne (No date)
Price, Ed (No date)
Rayburn, B. B. "Sixty" (March 7, 1995)
Rayburn, B. B. "Sixty" (May 2, 2005)
Reed, Ed (December 2, 1992)
Reynolds, Ellis (May 18, 2007)
Riggrim, T. K. (May 18, 2007)
Reilly, Kevin (August 24, 2004)
Reilly, Kevin (January 25, 2005)
Reilly, Kevin Sr. (January 28, 2008)
Riley, Marion (August 30, 2002)
Roberts, Judge Charles William (No date)
Roberts, Nash (October 30, 2007)
Robinson, Coach Eddie (March 28, 1995)
Robinson, Press (August 31, 2004)
Robinson, Press (March 7, 2005)
Roemer, Buddy (August 23, 2004)
Roemer, Buddy (January 18, 2005)
Salter, Joe (July 24, 2007)
Sanders, Mary Elizabeth (December 2, 1992)
Schedler, John T. "Tom" (January 13, 2009)
Sheehee, Virginia (September 23, 2004)
Sheehee, Virginia (February 1, 2005)
Sheehee, Virginia (June 8, 2005)
Simpkins, C.O. (September 14, 1993)
Sims, Ralph (July 19, 2002)
Sirmon, Revis (October 24, 2006)
Sirmon, Revis (November 29, 2006)
Slacks, Lorraine (February 22, 2005)
Slacks, Lorraine (June 16, 2005)
Smith, Josephine (August 2, 2004)
Sores, J. J. (May 17, 2007)
Spaht, Carlos (April 22, 1992)
Spear, Butch (April 12, 2007)
Steimel, Ed (December 20, 1992)
Stone, Dr. Jesse (October 9, 2001)
Swaggart, Jimmy (August 4, 2004)
Toepfler, Bette (October 20, 2003)
Toomy, Joseph (May 30, 2007)
Treen, Dave (June 22, 1993)
Treen, Dave (August 25, 2005)
Triche, Warren (June 20, 2007)
Vollbreak, Robert (May 18, 2007)
Waggonner, J. D. (February 12, 1993)
Wardlaw, Jack (September 16, 1994)
Weill, Gus (August 24, 1994)
Weill, Gus (August 20, 2004)
Winston, Diane (May 14, 2007)
Wyche, Zelma (No date)
Young, A. Z. (October 15, 1992) |