You’ll never know how stupid you are until you seek out answers to questions while already knowing the answer, which turns out to be totally wrong. So how, I was asking myself in high fury, could an ...

When Will Walsten was a teenager in the early 1970s, attendance at the Bayou Liberty Pirogue Races meant hopping into a boat and paddling with all his might against the coffee-colored current. It also ...

Water, speed and the Louisiana bayou may be in the blood of the LeBlanc family in Lafitte. Malcolm LeBlanc held the title in the World Champion Jean Lafitte Pirogue Race for 10 straight years in the ...

JEAN LAFITTE, La. – Pirogue racing will return to the town of Jean Lafitte this weekend, the first time in nearly twenty years. Event organizer Tim Kerner Jr. said that residents are excited to have ...

For helmer Moussa Toure, journeys are more interesting than destinations. His sophomore pic, “TGV,” was set on a long bus ride, and his third feature, “The Pirogue,” largely takes place within a ...

DAKAR (Reuters) -Senegalese authorities intercepted 112 migrants aboard a long wooden fishing boat known as a pirogue off the coast of Dakar on Tuesday as they attempted to reach Europe via a perilous ...

The title of Senegalese director Moussa Touré's new drama refers to the flat-bottomed motorboat transporting 30 West African immigrants on the Atlantic Ocean to Spain. It's a trip that is meant to ...

When Will Walsten was a teenager in the early 1970s, attendance at the Bayou Liberty Pirogue Races meant hopping into a boat and paddling with all his might against the coffee-colored current. It also ...