The Petit Caporal, named after Corporal Napoleon Bonaparte, was the first motorized commercial fishing vessel in the Golden Meadow area. Its owner, Leon Theriot, Sr., rigged his sailing vessel with a 3-horsepower tractor engine in 1902. He requested that the boat be permanantly displayed along Bayou Lafourche as a historical landmark.
Old men congregate daily to speak French to one another.
Gautreaux's Bed and Breakfast in Golden Meadow offers accomodations to visitors on the lower Bayou Lafourche. From Thibodaux south to Cocodrie Historically, Thibodaux has been an important center of trade and finance in bayou country. Today, tourists can browse shops like Debbie's Antiques. Clyde has been a friend of the sociology department for many years. The occasion here is a photo-shoot with a New York gourmet magazine.