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AUTHORS FROM AVOYELLES:
SAUCIER, CorrineSaucier, Corinne Lelia (1890 - 1960)
Works:
Folk Tales From French Louisiana. Baton Rouge: Claitor's Pub., c1962.
Historie et geographie des Avoyelles en Louisiane. New Orleans: Pelican, c1956.
History of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana [Microform]. New Orleans [La.]: Pelican, [c1943].
Louisiana Folk - Tales and Songs in French Dialects With Linguistic Notes [Microform].
Traditions de la paroisse des Avoyelles en Louisiane.
Philadelphia: American Folklore Society, 1956.
Biographical Information:
Corinne L. Saucier was a folklorist born in Marksville, La. She received her education at the Louisiana State Normal School, graduating in 1914. After graduating, she taught and served as principal in the Avoyelles Parish school system. Saucier earned an M.A. in folklore in 1923 and taught in Duluth, MN and Chicago before returning to Louisiana to teach at Northwestern State University from 1931 - 1955. In 1949, she earned a Ph.D. in folklore and has published several works on Louisiana history and culture. She died in Natchitoches, LA.
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