The art of Cajun boatbuilding, once a necessity in the bayou, has nearly vanished in Louisiana. But one pirogue maker, aided ...

Water, speed and the Louisiana bayou may be in the blood of the LeBlanc family in Lafitte. Malcolm LeBlanc held the title in the World Champion Jean Lafitte Pirogue Race for 10 straight years in ...

THIBODAUX — Jonathan Boudreaux, at age 13, was the youngest person to ever enroll in wooden boat-making classes at the Louisiana Center for Traditional Boat Building.