Finding Myself Lost in Louisiana - 9781496850331

University Press of Mississippi

Finding Myself Lost in LouisianaAuthor(s): Keagan LeJeune\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University Press of Mississippi, United States\nImprint: University Press of Mississippi\nISBN-13: 9781496850331, 978-1496850331\nSynopsis\nIn Finding Myself Lost in Louisiana, author Keagan LeJeune brilliantly weaves the unusual folklore, landscape, and history of Louisiana along with his own family lineage that begins in 1760 to trace the trajectory of peoples lives in the Bayou State. His account confronts the challenging environmental record evident in Louisianas landscapes. LeJeune also celebrates and memorializes traditions of some underrepresented communities in Louisiana, communities that are vanishing or have vanishedcommunities including the authors own.\n\nEach section in the memoir is a journey to a fascinating place, but its also a search for LeJeunes own sense of belonging. The book is an adventure and a pilgrimage across Louisiana to explore its future and to reckon with feelings o.