Civil War Vignettes of Acadiana

Morris Raphael, a resident of New Iberia, Louisiana, and native of Natchez, Mississippi, lived in Acadiana for over six decades. He retired as project engineer and had a firm background in journalism. He was a longtime member of the Louisiana Writers Guild, the Louisiana Historical Association, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He was city editor of The Franklin Banner-Tribune, wrote a Sunday column in The Daily Iberian and published many books, which are available online at Amazon: The Battle in the Bayou Country (American Civil War), Weeks Hall: The Master of the Shadows,  A Gunboat Named Diana…and Other Exciting Stories of Civil War Battles Which Raged in the Bayou Country of Louisiana, My Natchez Years, The Loup-Garou of Côte Gelée, Murder on the Teche Queen, Mystic Bayou, The Weeks Hall Tapes, My Brazilian Years (An Amazing Adventure), Ti-Nute, The angel of Devil’s Pond, Maria: Goddess of the Teche, and Halo for a Devil.  In recognition for his historical works, the United Daughters of the Confederacy honored him with the Jefferson Davis award in 1979. In 1985, he was inducted into the Iberia Parish Second Wind Hall of Fame. For his efforts in advancing Cajun culture Raphael received the Cajun Culture Award in 1991.