Meet Capt. Wendy Wilson Billiot, aka The Bayou Woman. US Coast Guard licensed Captain, Wetlands Educator, Award Winning Author, proud mother and grandmother…living and working in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Join Capt. Wendy for a story or a tasty bayou recipe.

Women who live and work along the bayou have played an integral role in keeping the culture alive in this area. We had the chance to interview a few about what it means to be a “Bayou Woman.” These are not stories of doom and gloom for the region. These are stories of hope, ingenuity, and resilience in times of adversity.

Especially at this time in history, when women are coming together so visibly, Garde Voir Ci is taking a look at the women of the Bayou region — the women and their unique stories, experiences and challenges that make South Louisiana what it is today.

In 1978 I moved from north Louisiana to south Louisiana to work as a Roustabout and fell in love with the water, the people, the culture and way of life. I married a Houma Indian in 1981 and have lived on the Bayou ever since.

2022年7月5日 · Captain Wendy’s website “Bayou Woman – Life in the Wetlands” has become one of Louisiana’s most popular blogs. Her tour guiding experience gives Wendy the opportunity to raise awareness for Louisiana’s wetland loss and is an outlet for her creative side wherein she shares her captivating stories and delicious recipes.

Idling slowly among the cypress knees in a shallow-draft boat, one can only imagine what the Maurepas Swamp would have looked like 100 years ago—before the Great Flood of 1927, before the leveeing of the Mississippi River, and before the virgin cypress were cut down and hauled out to be milled for house and boat…

Bayou Woman Adventures offer an authentic, immersive Louisiana Wetlands experience; customized tours with The Bayou Woman herself! Special packages available for …

Bayou Woman aka Captain Wendy Billiot is the owner of this blog. Raised in north Louisiana, Captain Wendy has called Bayou Dularge in Terrebonne Parish home for the past 30+ years. Her life story is both fascinating and entertaining.

2021年8月16日 · Making her home in lower Terrebonne Parish in the village of Theriot, she set up camp on the banks of Bayou DuLarge where she spawned a project that involves offering women the opportunity to have a hands-on experience with the coastal outdoors.

2021年8月15日 · “Bayou Woman Adventures has involved women in a variety of activities from teaching them how to catch, cook and eat blue crabs to taking them fishing in salt, brackish and fresh water to birding tours and dolphin-watch tours. The women have the chance to see creatures they may not get to otherwise experience.