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Acadiana brown cotton: Local plant ties past, present VICTORIA DODGE, The Daily Advertiser March 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Colastie Hebert LeBlanc, known as Tante Colastie by family and friends, was one of the few women still making brown cotton trousseau — a dowry for new brides. But she had 108 blankets. When asked to sell one of her blankets LeBlanc responded with, “Oh no! Madamoiselle! I can’t let you have any of those. I have made them for my children.” ...

Colastie Hebert LeBlanc, known as Tante Colastie by family and friends, was one of the few women still making brown cotton trousseau — a dowry for new brides. But she had 108 blankets.  When asked to sell one of her blankets LeBlanc responded with, "Oh no! Madamoiselle! I cant let you have any of those. I have made them for my children." But with so many extra blankets, people were confused with how many children she had. "Nine," she would tell them. "I have completed my supply, that ...