When Will Walsten was a teenager in the early 1970s, attendance at the Bayou Liberty Pirogue Races meant hopping into a boat and paddling with all his might against the coffee-colored current. It also ...

You’ll never know how stupid you are until you seek out answers to questions while already knowing the answer, which turns out to be totally wrong. So how, I was asking myself in high fury, could an ...

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 the ...

JEAN LAFITTE, La. – Pirogue racing will return to the town of Jean Lafitte this weekend, the first time in nearly twenty years. Event organizer Tim Kerner Jr. said that residents are excited to have ...

A 58-year-old fisherman tragically lost his life on Monday evening while out fishing in the waters of the Columbus Channel.

Don’t volunteer to be the captain of a risky voyage at sea, says one character to another at the beginning of “The Pirogue.” Being in charge makes one responsible for human lives. Lives indeed prove ...

For helmer Moussa Toure, journeys are more interesting than destinations. His sophomore pic, “TGV,” was set on a long bus ride, and his third feature, “The Pirogue,” largely takes place within a ...