{"id":718,"date":"2023-11-27T07:38:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T07:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/?page_id=718"},"modified":"2024-09-21T19:45:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T19:45:52","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"718\" class=\"elementor elementor-718\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c3e398 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c3e398\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bafa4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bafa4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec3a5aa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec3a5aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"931\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Group-449-768x931.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-483\" alt=\"Crossing Bayou Teche book\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Group-449-768x931.png 768w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Group-449-247x300.png 247w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Group-449-844x1024.png 844w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Group-449-1267x1536.png 1267w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Group-449-1689x2048.png 1689w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-042848c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"042848c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e2667c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e2667c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crossing Bayou Teche<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c6215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74c6215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This book is a deeply personal story chronicling the writer\u2019s journey through the changes and upheavals of her own life, but also of the tumultuous times she lived through along the way, such as the Civil Rights Movement, the Cultural Revolution, and the Vietnam War. The author takes us with her as she navigates her interfaith marriage and raises her three children during a time when the values she grew up with, religion, idealism, service to others, and catering to the man of the house, are questioned by the emergence of Feminism and later, the Me Generation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070218d elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"070218d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/cN4Me3K\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Buy the book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a385931 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a385931\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ee210 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33ee210\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f03c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05f03c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Group-479-768x669.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-484\" alt=\"Photo of Melanie D Grossman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Group-479-768x669.png 768w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Group-479-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Group-479-1024x892.png 1024w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Group-479-1536x1338.png 1536w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Group-479-2048x1785.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54236a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54236a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b12355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b12355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f90b9fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f90b9fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Melanie Durand Grossman<\/strong>\u00a0was born in 1943, in St. Martinville, Louisiana. This small, rural town is situated in the heart of Louisiana\u2019s French Cajun country. At 17, she met a 20 year-old Jewish boy and eloped with him four years later, choosing love and a life of adventure over the life she was born into. Married for 60 years, she shares her Deep South upbringing and interfaith journey in her memoir, Crossing Bayou Teche.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b021a22 elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b021a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/melanie-grossman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b689648 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b689648\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5273c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba5273c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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has accomplished a rare feat for any writer, especially a first-time memoirist: crafting a book that captivates the reader from the very first and never lets go. It&#8217;s a remarkable tale of two cultures &#8212; devout Catholicism of the Louisiana Bayou meets the complex,\u00a0 deeply-rooted Judaism of New York &#8212; woven through two distinctly different families, and deftly revealed in a way that endears these real-life characters to us all.But more than a memoir, this is a love story for the ages. Read it to discover; you&#8217;ll want to buy extra copies for people you love.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5955ed2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5955ed2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a5af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4a5af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fran Moreland Johns<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5373a423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5373a423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Author of Marshallville Stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"869\" class=\"elementor elementor-869\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43366662 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43366662\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6c1819 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f6c1819\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5a14a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d5a14a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"118\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Group-456.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-521\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fabd62 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fabd62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d683de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64d683de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Melanie Grossman] recounts her tale with such insight and meaningful detail that I read her memoir with as much pleasure\u2014maybe more\u2014than memoirs by famous people. Carefully including historical events where they are relevant, Melanie knows how to engage readers.<\/span><b> <\/b>I&#8217;ve used insights from this book when teaching a memoir-writing class<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c08133 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c08133\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a5af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4a5af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marion Franck<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5373a423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5373a423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Staff Writer, The Davis Enterprise Newspaper<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"1370\" class=\"elementor elementor-1370\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43366662 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43366662\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6c1819 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f6c1819\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5a14a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d5a14a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"118\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Group-456.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-521\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fabd62 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fabd62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d683de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64d683de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People of a certain age who grew up in the 1950\u2019s- 1970s will find this book nostalgic for it tells of the time period when living in a small south Louisiana town was so simple. I certainly remember kids riding around town on their bikes until the streetlights came on and they knew it was time to go home. Get the book, settle in for a good read. You will not regret it!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c08133 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c08133\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a5af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4a5af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marcelle Bienvenu,<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5373a423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5373a423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Author, Chef and Celebrity Chef<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"1374\" class=\"elementor elementor-1374\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43366662 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43366662\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6c1819 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f6c1819\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5a14a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d5a14a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"118\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Group-456.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-521\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fabd62 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fabd62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d683de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64d683de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The book is just as likely to bring tears as chuckles as she crosses one seemingly opposite world into another. The drama is real, but the sense of connection with the writer remains throughout. This is a woman\u2019s story of living in a man\u2019s world, but seemingly without rebellion. Her loving nature is communicated both in her tone and the details of her story, a tale that pulls you into the fabric of family and a transformative personal journey.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c08133 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c08133\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a5af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4a5af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Glenn Currier, <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5373a423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5373a423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Poet<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"607\" class=\"elementor elementor-607\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43366662 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43366662\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6c1819 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f6c1819\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5a14a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d5a14a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"118\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Group-456.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-521\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-343770b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"343770b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d683de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64d683de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was a delight to travel through Melanie&#8217;s vividly remembered past. Candid and personal. Intimate yet charmingly discreet. A fascinating coming-of-age tale from an era just distant enough to feel foreign.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7987d29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7987d29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a5af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4a5af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christinia Ridenhour<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5373a423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5373a423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672b9d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"672b9d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-291a9e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"291a9e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At one time, the Mississippi River ran through the lowlands where Bayou Teche, (Teche, rhymes with \u201cFresh\u201d), now flows. Gradually, the Mississippi shifted its course, leaving behind a place of scenic waterways, rich soil, lush forests, and swamps filled with wildlife. Today the Bayou Teche begins approximately fifty miles from Louisiana\u2019s State Capital in Baton Rouge, and flows in a meandering, southwesterly direction, eventually joining the Atchafalaya River, to empty into the Gulf of Mexico. A National Wildlife Refuge, established in 2001, sits along Bayou Teche, and in 2015 the waterway became part of the National Water Trail System.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-957ab59 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"957ab59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d823fa9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d823fa9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-272d5c2 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"272d5c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"141\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Group-603.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-513\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86744e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86744e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What makes this location special?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a80a348 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a80a348\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b500b73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b500b73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1efad00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1efad00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the first French trappers and traders, the Teche was the primary means of transportation. The French-Canadian immigrants and others fleeing the French Revolution also settled along its banks, creating a unique culture, music, and cuisine.\u00a0<\/p><p>There is no one definition of what it means to be a Cajun. Each person\u2019s definition depends on where they were born within the Acadiana area, which stretches west from just outside of New Orleans to the Texas border along the Gulf of Mexico, and about 100 miles inland. But all Cajuns share common bonds when it comes to food, music, family, religion, customs, and traditions.<\/p><p>This website contains my own personal view of what it meant to be a Cajun in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s told through food, music, and my own recollections of some of the customs of the time. You are invited to share your own story of what it means to be a Cajun through the Community Page below.<\/p><p>Note: For a less personal and more historic or academic assessment of Cajun culture, go to:<\/p><p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hnoc.org\/publications\/first-draft\/what-does-it-mean-be-cajun-12-stories-understand-identity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Does it Mean to Be a Cajun?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af79995 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af79995\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f79c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77f79c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00fe337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00fe337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/aioli-dinner-artwork.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1562\" alt=\"Aioli Dinner painting by George Rodrigue\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/aioli-dinner-artwork.jpg 624w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/aioli-dinner-artwork-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a985b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a985b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em style=\"font-family: 'Fixel Text', sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">Thank you\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 20px; text-decoration-line: underline;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Rodrigue&#8217;s<\/a><\/span> estate for allowing to use these beautiful images.\u00a0<br \/><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b80167e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b80167e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf04b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cf04b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cajun Food<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d7981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3d7981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cooking was a cherished art for the Cajuns. Recipes were rarely written down but passed from one generation to the next verbally or by watching others cook. The first widely circulated Cajun cookbooks were published in the 1970s. Although Cajun food is famous for being spicy and hot, the dishes are delicious on their own, with only a minimum of added spices.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 24px; text-align: var(--text-align);\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d1dea4 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8d1dea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/the-community\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Authentic recipes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd33017 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd33017\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ddf53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05ddf53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9619751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9619751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Music<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a6b87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16a6b87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cajun songs are traditionally sung in French and accompanied by twin fiddles, an accordion, and a triangle. The music is usually played for dancing and consists most often of waltzes and as a lively two-step. Every community has its own local bands playing at bars, dances, and celebrations. Zydeco music is a more recent offshoot of traditional Cajun music with African American influences including a strong beat and the addition of the washboard, drums, and electric guitar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7097811 elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7097811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/the-community\/#music-dancing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Music and dance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9888263 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9888263\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c5b09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86c5b09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"351\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/music-homepage.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1558\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/music-homepage.png 351w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/music-homepage-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414f1fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"414f1fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: 'Fixel Text', sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">Painting by Cajun artist\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 20px; text-decoration-line: underline;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; transition-property: all;\" href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Rodrigue<\/a><br \/>https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/<br \/><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647fb8f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"647fb8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5307d49 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5307d49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672c50a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"672c50a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-7.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1772\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-7.png 331w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-7-199x300.png 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb80fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfb80fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Painting by Cajun artist <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Rodrigue<\/a><br \/>https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/<br \/><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb736e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cfb736e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4eb09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c4eb09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cajun Way of Life<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca10cab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca10cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the Cajuns in South Louisiana, the way of life changes slightly depending on the crops grown, the isolation of the area, nearness of urbanized areas, and many other factors. Still religion, love of the outdoors, the celebration of holidays and preservation of certain customs continue to create common values and a distinct identity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba474a elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6ba474a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/17\/the-cajun-way-of-life\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Cajun Way of Life<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508731f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"508731f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a804ac1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a804ac1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d7f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72d7f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/join-our-community-photo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1560\" alt=\"join the community artwork\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/join-our-community-photo.jpg 624w, https:\/\/crossingbayouteche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/join-our-community-photo-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb33d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb33d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: 'Fixel Text', sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">Painting by Cajun artist\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 20px; text-decoration-line: underline;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; transition-property: all;\" href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Rodrigue<\/a><br \/>https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/<br \/><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c22808 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c22808\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2acb818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2acb818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join the Community<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2ac31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b2ac31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This community group engages in conversations about food, music, family, interfaith relationships, marriages, and more. Join our community to share your stories about\u00a0small towns, growing up in a large family, Catholic schools,\u00a0and your own writings, memoir or otherwise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b6a070 elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b6a070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/P1TrV8S3NtAU98iNA\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" 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