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Gaynell Bourgeois Moore Oral History Interview
title
Gaynell Bourgeois Moore Oral History Interview
mods_titleInfo_subTitle_ms
Part I
Subject
2016 Flood, COVID-19 Pandemic, Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Gustav, Louisiana--Ascension Parish--Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation, Louisiana--Ascension Parish--Houmas House, Louisiana--Ascension Parish--Petrochemical Industry, Louisiana--Ascension Parish--Plantation Tourism, Louisiana--St. Amant--Cajun Customs, September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks
Date created ms
2022-10-28
Name
Moore, Gaynell Bourgeois, 1938-
Abstract
This interview is part of the Voices of Ascension Oral History Project. Moore talks about her interest in local and family history that inspired her to write her book. She shares several stories about how her somewhat informal education in Cajun French gave her insight into the cultural make up of south Louisiana but also led to some inadvertent miscommunications with a few of the people taking her plantation tours. Moore talks about her upbringing in rural St. Amant, Louisiana before discussing her time working at Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation. Moore explains the challenges to Ascension Parish’s plantation history as chemical companies like Ormet and Shell moved into the area. She talks about the history of Ashland-Belle Helene from its first owner, John Reuss, through to the present-day owner, Shell Chemical Company. Additionally, Moore offers some details about the ownership of Houmas House and the decline in tourism after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Moore talks briefly about her music career and how she learned to play the guitar. Finally, Moore talks about the harrowing experience of the 2016 flood.
Land loss rates. Report 1, Mississippi River deltaic plain
title
Land loss rates. Report 1, Mississippi River deltaic plain
Subject
Public lands, Louisiana, Environmental protection, Louisiana, Dredging, Environmental aspects, Louisiana
Date Issued
1990
Dredging alternatives study, Cubits Gap, Lower Mississippi River
title
Dredging alternatives study, Cubits Gap, Lower Mississippi River
Subject
Sediment transport, Mississippi River, Forecasting, Stream channelization, Louisiana, Mathematical models, Dredging, Mississippi River, Evaluation
Date Issued
1990
Old river diversion: barge barrier study (report 3)
title
Old river diversion: barge barrier study (report 3)
Subject
Hydraulic structures, Models, Mississippi River, Channels (Hydraulic engineering), Mississippi River, Pontoons, Barges, Mississippi River, Dikes (Engineering), Models, Mississippi River
Date Issued
1984
Model-prototype comparison study of dike systems, Mississippi River
title
Model-prototype comparison study of dike systems, Mississippi River
Subject
Dikes (Engineering), Hydraulic models, River regulation
Date Issued
1982
Investigation of proposed dike systems on the Mississippi River
title
Investigation of proposed dike systems on the Mississippi River
Subject
Channels (Hydraulic engineering), Mississippi River, Dikes (Engineering), Mississippi River
Date Issued
1981
Final environmental statement: Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana
title
Final environmental statement: Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana
Subject
Dredging, Environmental aspects, Louisiana
Date Issued
1973
Willows on the Mississippi
title
Willows on the Mississippi
Subject
Landscape paintings, Rivers, Trees
Date created ms
1930, 1939
Abstract
Mississippi River scene showing willow trees in foreground and a barge against the far shore.
References to and extracts from acts passed by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana
title
References to and extracts from acts passed by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana
Subject
Drainage laws, Louisiana, Reclamation of land, Louisiana
Date Issued
1920
Government control with cooperation of riparian states and cities in the construction and maintenance of levees, banks revetments and channel enlargements for the rivers of the Mississippi Valley
title
Government control with cooperation of riparian states and cities in the construction and maintenance of levees, banks revetments and channel enlargements for the rivers of the Mississippi Valley
Subject
Flood dams and reservoirs, Rivers, Regulation
Date Issued
1912
Floundering out across the mud."
title
Floundering out across the mud."
Subject
Men, Hats, Trees, Steamboats, Rivers, Bayous, Luggage
Date Issued
1905
Abstract
Original caption: "Floundering out across the mud." Sketch by Thornton Oakley.
Notes on the Mississippi River, including brief descriptions of the methods adopted by the Mississippi engineers in its survey, discharge measurements, sediment observation, construction of levees, bank protection, channel improvement works and in dredgin
title
Notes on the Mississippi River, including brief descriptions of the methods adopted by the Mississippi engineers in its survey, discharge measurements, sediment observation, construction of levees, bank protection, channel improvement works and in dredging, etc
Subject
Rivers, United States, Levees, Mississippi River, Shore protection, Mississippi River Valley
Date Issued
1900
Annual report upon the improvement of the navigation of Red River, Louisiana, and of certain rivers in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee, and water-gauges on the Mississippi and its principal tributaries in charge of J.H. Willard : be
title
Annual report upon the improvement of the navigation of Red River, Louisiana, and of certain rivers in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee, and water-gauges on the Mississippi and its principal tributaries in charge of J.H. Willard : being Appendix W of the Annual report of the Chief of Engineers for 1890
Subject
River engineering, Louisiana, River engineering, Texas, River engineering, Mississippi, River engineering, Arkansas, River engineering, Tennessee
Date Issued
1890
The improvement of the Mississippi River. An address delivered at St. Louis, January 26, 1884
title
improvement of the Mississippi River. An address delivered at St. Louis, January 26, 1884
Date Issued
1884
Speech of Hon. B.F. Jonas, of Louisiana, in the Senate of the United States, April 19, 1882
title
Speech of Hon. B.F. Jonas, of Louisiana, in the Senate of the United States, April 19, 1882
Subject
Flood control, Mississippi River, Speeches in Congress, Flood control, Law and legislation, United States, Speeches in Congress, Levees, Mississippi River, Speeches in Congress
Date Issued
1882
Feeding stock on the levee."
title
Feeding stock on the levee."
Subject
Sketches, Livestock, Men, African Americans, Farms, Farmhouses, Floods, Levees, Flood control
Date Issued
1882, 1883
Abstract
Original caption: "Feeding stock on the levee." Sketch by A. C. Redwood or J. R. Meeker.
similitude to Venice."
title
similitude to Venice."
Subject
People, Sketches, Floods, Flood control, Cities & towns, Settlements, Houses
Date Issued
1882, 1883
Abstract
Original caption: "A similitude to Venice." Sketch by A. C. Redwood or J. R. Meeker.
Grabbing for craw-fish holes."
title
Grabbing for craw-fish holes."
Subject
Men, People, Hats, African Americans, Boats, Bayous, Rivers, Bodies of water, Crawfish, Fishing
Date Issued
1882, 1883
Abstract
Original caption: "Grabbing for craw-fish holes." Sketch by A. C. Redwood or J. R. Meeker.
Coming from the wood-pile."
title
Coming from the wood-pile."
Subject
People, Sketches, Floods, Flood control, Settlements, Houses, Cities & towns
Date Issued
1882, 1883
Abstract
Original caption: "Coming from the wood-pile." Sketch by J. R. Meeker.
All under water in 44."
title
All under water in 44."
Subject
People, Sketches, Floods, Flood control, Cities & towns, Settlements, Houses
Date Issued
1882, 1883
Abstract
Original caption: "All under water in 44." Sketch by A. C. Redwood or J. R. Meeker.

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