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Author Event! Celeste Norris, "Cajun by Blood"

Event Type: Adults
Age Group(s): Adults
Date: 10/10/2019
Start Time: 7:00 PM
End Time: 8:30 PM
Description:
 Celeste Norris, author of a new book titled Cajun by Blood: A Thibodaux Family Story, will discuss it and sign copies at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

This event is free of charge and is open to the public. There is no registration.

In 1654, young Pierre Thibodeau waved goodbye to his family as he sailed away from war-torn France toward the promise of another country. In exchange for the Transatlantic crossing, he would commit to years of grueling labor. This story begins as he steps onto the Canadian shore of Acadie, and brings to life his descendants who, though separated in Le Grand Dérangement, were reunited on Louisiana bayous. Readers will discover a secret marriage, a prisoner of war, a missing finger, and children lost at sea.

Celeste LeBlanc Norris grew up in a big Cajun family on Bayou Lafourche and is a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She enjoyed a long career as a human resources executive. Her previous writing experience includes a role as press secretary for U.S. Congressman John Breaux, a weekly columnist for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, and the completion of three oral histories. She is steadfast in her belief that the best classroom in the world is at the feet of a senior.

For more information regarding this presentation, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143 or wcsmith@jefferson.lib.la.us.
Library: East Bank Regional Library    Map
Location: Jefferson & Napoleon Rooms
Contact: Chris Smith
Contact Number: 5048898143
Presenter: Chris Smith
Link: 5048898143