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Alligator Hunting: How It’s Done and Why It Matters

We talk to longtime alligator hunter Ernie Calais in French and Creole about hunting & it's impact.

10/17/2024

La Veillée

Alligator Hunting: How It’s Done and Why It Matters

Season 2024 Episode 17 | 12m 59s

We talk to longtime alligator hunter Ernie Calais in French and Creole about hunting & it's impact.

In the season 3 premiere of La Veillée on LPB, the team revisits the topic of alligator hunting with a focus on the process of hunting and its economic and cultural significance. To this end, we first visit musician Jourdan Thibodeaux at Cypress Cove in St. Martin Parish where he takes us on a hunt in the Atchafalaya.

10/17/2024

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La Veillée

Alligator Hunting: How It’s Done and Why It Matters

Season 2024 Episode 17 | 12m 59s

In the season 3 premiere of La Veillée on LPB, the team revisits the topic of alligator hunting with a focus on the process of hunting and its economic and cultural significance. To this end, we first visit musician Jourdan Thibodeaux at Cypress Cove in St. Martin Parish where he takes us on a hunt in the Atchafalaya.

10/17/2024

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