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♪ ♪ >> jay: if you see a pig -- if you see a pig, shoot that [ bleep ]. ♪ >> anthony: hunting in louisiana marshland has been a way of life for the acadians since they first arrived here hundreds of years ago. back then however, they didnt have these things -- a big fan and a whole lot of horsepower. ♪ also didnt have an infestation of wild pigs -- an invasive but delicious species that are causing big problems for the local ecosystem. theyre supposed to be all over, like shooting fish i...

Share a devotion, a dedication to cajun culture. so, how far does the family go back here? >> ann savoy: marc, heres the question -- how far does your family go back here? >> marc: well, i think back to the american revolution because the land that we live on was ceded to one of our ancestors. and part of that land is still in our family today. >> anthony: how the french acadian pioneers got here, and ended up becoming cajun is a long story. forcibly deported by the protestant british from their...

>> ann savoy: marc, heres the question -- how far does your family go back here? >> marc: well, i think back to the american revolution because the land that we live on was ceded to one of our ancestors. and part of that land is still in our family today. >> anthony: how the french acadian pioneers got here, and ended up becoming cajun is a long story. forcibly deported by the protestant british from their homeland in nova scotia, the acadians became refugees. eventually settling deep in the mos...

>> jay: if you see a pig -- if you see a pig, shoot that [ bleep ]. ♪ >> anthony: hunting in louiana marshlanhas been way of life for the acadians since they firsarrived here hundreds of years ago. back then however, they didnt have these things -- a big fan and a whole lot of horsepower. ♪ also didnt have an infestation of wild pigs -- an invasive but delicious species that are causing big problems for the local ecosystem. theyre supposed to be all over, like shooting fish in a barrel, im t...

Sons joel and wilson, they make up the savoy family band. theyve all been playing music since they were children and share a devotion, a dedication to cajun culture. so, how far does the family go back here? >> ann savoy: marc, heres the question -- how far does your family go back here? >> marc: well, i think back to the american revolution because the land that we live on was ceded to one of our ancestors. and part of that land is still in our family today. >> anthony: how the french acadian p...

Theyve all been playing music since they were children and share a devotion, a dedication to cajun culture. so, how far does the family go back here? >> ann savoy: marc, heres the question -- how far does your family go back here? >> marc: well, i think back to the american revolution because the land that we live on was ceded to one of our ancestors. and part of that land is still in our family today. >> anthony: how the french acadian pioneers got here, and ended up becoming cajun is a long st...

A lot of dogs, but i would say the icy stairs. ♪ >> anthony: its one thing to have to work outside in this winteriness, but it takes a strange and wonderful kind of mutant to actually find it pleasurable. like, well, these two gentlemen. do you like the cold? i mean, by "you" i mean the québécois. >> fred: it cleans the streets of ebola. >> anthony: the cold? >> fred: yeah. >> david: yeah. the frigid cold keeps the riffraff out of the city, for sure. >> anthony: fred morin and david mcmillan...

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