THIBODAUX — Ever dreamed of paddling down the bayou in a pirogue you made yourself? Master boat-builder Kenny J. Hebert will help students construct their very own seaworthy craft at the Jean Lafitte ...

Fighting to stay afloat on what looks like a sea of chocolate milk, desperation begins to define a Tuesday morning in Thibodaux. My boat shakes uncontrollably, and I feel like a newborn deer learning ...

BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. -- Sixteen-year-old Austin Hall spent the morning at Alma Bryant High School in Bayou La Batre sanding a 12-foot canoe. Over the last several weeks, he and his classmates built ...

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - Once a staple of Cajun living, the pirogue has evolved into a novelty item, largely replaced by plastic kayaks that can be purchased at outdoors stores and big-box retailers.

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) " Once a staple of Cajun living, the pirogue has evolved into a novelty item, largely replaced by plastic kayaks that can be purchased at outdoors stores and big-box retailers.