52 (D-10) Jean Lafitte Cultural Center / Jean Lafitte, the pirate / Quiz 5

The Acadian Cultural Center in Lafayette tells stories of the origins, migration, settlement and contemporary culture of the Acadians (Cajuns) and other area groups.  Films, exhibits and events share a variety of local traditions including music, story-telling, dance and food and at the center you can explore the mysteries of the Atchafalaya Basin.  The Atchafalaya River is a 137-mile long (220km) distributary of the Mississippi River and Red River in south central Louisiana.  The name "Atchafalaya" comes from the Native American Choctaw for "long river", from hachcha, "river" and falaya, "long".
In fact, The Jean Lafitte Cultural Center is a multi-site.  In addition to the Acadian Cultural Center in Lafayette, there is also the Chalmette Battlefield and National Cemetery at the site of the Battle of New Orleans in 1812, and The Barataria Preserve with trails and canoe tours through forests, swamps and marsh.  A pity we don't have the time to visit all of them.

Why "Jean Lafitte" Cultural Center?  
Who was Jean Lafitte?
Now, a look at Louisiana's famous pirate!  Pirate?  Why name a Cultural Center after a pirate?  A special pirate: he helped Andrew Jackson defeat the British during the War of 1812!
Here we come back once again to France...he was perhaps born in Bordeaux, or St. Malo, or Brest, or Bayonne, or Pauillac, or the French colony of Saint Domingue!!  Much uncertainty.  But we do know that he was a smuggler and a pirate, first in New Orleans and then on the small island of Barataria in Barataria Bay with his brother, Pierre. 
Stop reading...it's time to listen to his story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58h8-vUsNU8
You can click on subtitles in the lower right hand corner, but remember that it is a computer creating the subtitles and sometimes the computer doesn't understand English very well!!
Or, if you prefer more (easy) reading, take a look here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uJ-AQ4MMs8
Yes, EASY, if you understand FRENCH, and SO INTERESTING!

Anonymous portrait Jean Lafitte, early 19th century  

Jane
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-distributary = a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream

-marsh = les marais

-smuggler = contrebandier

MINI-QUIZ 6

1.  What are the differences between Negro Spirituals and Gospel music?

2.  What is Congo Square in New Orleans?

3.  Where was Mahalia Jackson born?  Go back and listen to   her music again.  Post 21

4.  What were "Jim Crow laws"?

5.  Do you remember one of Louis Armstrong's nicknames?  You can go back and listen to some of his music at Post 23.

6.  Where is the Louisiana Museum of Art??  (Do you remember April Fools' Day?

You can refresh your memory by looking again at Posts 20 to 24.