The docent, Sylvia P, was a charming octogenarian delighted to show off their museum of the Bayou Teche. She kept assuring us that she could speed up if we had to be someplace else. She went through the rooms showing off the parish treasures. When we got to the swamp room, we saw a stuffed nutria which resembles a beaver except for a rat like tail, several deer heads, stufed bobcat, fox etc. When Gaylon asked her about whether they had many black bears around, she promptly replied that her figs were doing fine but the blackberries were usually gone by this time of year. We saw examples of cypress planks which she told us were not bothered by termites because the termites teeth weren’t sharp enough to damage the cypress. We also saw a movie about Sugar Cane and of course could not miss the 2 seater outhouse.
Jeanerette & ‘Le Beau Petit Musee’
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