Memoires De Lafayette - Softcover

Charles Larroque

Softcover

ISBN 10: 156554644X ISBN 13: 9781565546448

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co. (US), 1999

Perfect for tourists visiting Louisiana forFrancofte (the state's 300th anniversary celebration), Congres Mondial,or any other reason, Memoires de Lafayette presents fifteenhistoric attractions of the Capital of Acadiana.The sites of interest include: le courir de Mardi Gras (the runningof Mardi Gras); the University of Southwest Louisiana, which offers thenation's only doctorate degree in Francophone Studies; and the Old City Hall,which has also served as a bank and a library, and is currently the home ofCouncil for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL). The Cajun cityonce known as Vermilionville comes to life on the pages of Memoires deLafayette .Also available in English.

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About the Author:

Charles Larroque is a native of south Louisiana and lives in Lafayette, where he teaches high school. Named Chevalier sans l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques by the French Republic, and recipient of the Prix de Louisiane, the author is published in English and French in several literary reviews, as well as in the local newspaper. He also is the author of Memories of Lafayette (pb) and Memoires de Lafayette (pb), both published by Pelican.

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