Footwork: The Creole Cowboys of Louisiana | La Veillée

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.

[@dunkkid23]

Watching this is giving me so many good memories and emotions of my family in Clinton, LA of the East Baton Rouge Parish . I need to bring my camera to a trail ride to document my family’s time. Thank you for showcasing this integral component of our identity and heritage Drake. Vive Kréyol Lalwízíyan ✊🏾

[@Rejinx]

Loreauville is actually in Iberia Parish but it is close to the Parish line.

[@Louisianish]

And the first place Acadians arrived in Louisiana was in the St. James Parish area. But like he said, this episode isn't about that.

[@olivierloheac1455]

Merci du fond du cœur cher Drake. En France aussi nous serons là pour regarder ton documentaire. Bravo à toi !

[@Louisianish]

Mo pa ka spéré pou dokimentè-çila, Drake! J'sus joliment excité pour ce documentaire, Drake!

[@designermastiffskennels1983]

J’adore ça 🥰 plus de cette genre film s’il vous plaît 🥺. Plus creole noir . Je besoin a voir plus

[@tokitoki7643]

woww c'est génial ! merci d'avoir réalisé ce documentaire, c'est super intéressant 💖 maintenant j'ai envie d'aller en louisiane !

[@mz.cayenne1720]

Love this so much seeing family enjoy themselves 💯❤️🥰 Louisiana Creole Culture

[@veronicab6761]

Please preserve the Creole culture.