That Was Then (Memories of Cane River) St. Francisville taught at the University of

taught at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for over thirty years

“James Nolan is New Orleans’ master storyteller

82—Cablog by Dege Legg

but the events—bizarre and poignant—are factual

That Was Then (Memories of Cane River) St. Francisville taught at the University ofThat Was Then: Memories of Cane River by Joseph Moran Cane Riveralso known as Isle Brevelleis reputedly the oldest American settlement founded by and for people of color. Its origins date back to the late eighteenth century when Claude Thomas Pierre Metoyer, a French merchant, and his wife Marie Thrse Coin Coin, an enslaved African, established it as a sanctuary for their family. Over two centuries and several generations later, Cane River, Louisiana,