Interviewer(s): J. Piekielek. Dulac, LA

Affiliation: University of Arizona

I met Irvin and Drusella Duplantis at the Grand Caillou senior lunch held at the gym near the library in Grand Caillou. They were both eager to talk during lunch and agreed to meet at their house the following day to do an interview. They have a home on Grand Caillou Road, a few houses north of the Combon Bridge. In the front yard they have two porch swings and at least once I saw them on their porch swing in the evening, as I drove past on my way to Houma.

Irvin Duplantis was born in Grand Caillou in 1924. Drusella Duplantis was born in Chauvin in 1926. Irvin and Drusella Duplantis were married in 1944 and have lived in Dulac since that time. Irvin Duplantis worked a variety of jobs, including boat skipper, for various companies, including Tideland Exploration, Wheless Drilling Company, McDermott and Louisiana Land and Exploration (LL&E). Irvin Duplantis is nicknamed "Bobine," which means "top" in French, because of his high energy level.