THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - Once a staple of Cajun living, the pirogue has evolved into a novelty item, largely replaced by plastic kayaks that can be purchased at outdoors stores and big-box retailers.

From wooden pirogues, to shrimp trawlers and ocean going ships, the people of Lafourche Parish are known world-wide for their boat-building skills. Steps are being taken in the town of Lockport to ...

THIBODAUX — Jonathan Boudreaux, 13, was the youngest person to ever enroll in wooden boat-making classes at the Louisiana Center for Traditional Boat Building. A November 1994 Daily Comet article ...