Shrimping Cajuns

This video was reported, filmed and edited by video-journalist Stephenie Hollyman in Cut Off, Louisiana. Cut-Off is not the sort of town its name makes it out to be. Hugging the edge of the bayou, just down the road from Larose, it is home to Cajun shrimpers and their families. They have been here for generations, living off the water. Clifton Billiout Sr. shows me his boat, The Cajun Queen, which he has just finished having built. Her fresh white paint sparkles and her pine decks are freshly sanded. He says he has dreamed of building her all his life. He chose to craft her from wood, not steel because he wanted the Cajun Queen to be a " classic." His boat is tied up next to the road, near his uncle's trawler. Like a stunned prize-fighter who has just recovered from a knock-out blow, Clifton sits on the edge of his new boat with his uncle and discusses his future. All rights reserved. Copyright 2010. You can view more of Hollyman's videos on her website www.blazingcontent.com .

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[sillymiette]

I'm lookin for a Cajun man... Any single ones between 28-40 ;)

[mrdalewilsondw]

Time to get a computer and learn the difference between a mouse and a cookie :))

Sit at home watch UTube videos and get a check from the government, just like the Indians have to do, since this country was taken from them. Join the tribe :)