La Veillée

Footwork: The Creole Cowboys of Louisiana

Cowboy culture is often heavily associated with the West in the United States, but the French-and-Creole-speaking Black Creoles of Southwest Louisiana have their own long standing cowboy traditions. Télé-Louisiane Creative Director and La Veillée Host Drake LeBlanc just finished a documentary on this rich culture titled "Footwork," supported by the Create Louisiana grant. In this episode, we speak with Drake and some of the other Creole cowboys from his film about the history and customs of Louisiana's Creole cowboys and the importance of keeping this heritage alive today.