Two Voices from Thibodaux

Today we had the great pleasure of interviewing two incredible folks in Thibodaux:

Quenton Fontenot, fisheries biologist and professor at Nicholls, who spoke about the health of our waterways—from phytoplankton to redfish—and how Cajun culture is inseparable from the water it grew up beside.

Misty McElroy, photographer and storyteller, shared memories of growing up on the water. As a child, she’d sleep in the picking box on her parents’ boat—until it was time to fill it with shrimp and crabs.

Both are founding members of the Cajun Music Preservation Society, keeping the culture alive and playing.

And then in Louisiana style we went out to drink and eat.