​Born in Lafayette, Louisiana, fiddle player and vocalist Marie-Isabelle is a second generation culture bearer. When an injury prevented her from dancing to the music she grew up with, Marie-Isabelle started performing on stage.  In addition to performing traditionals from South Louisiana, she also writes original songs and poetry in Louisiana French and English.  Marie-Isabelle hopes that everyone who hears her music is transported to the feel of a community dancing in step - with floorboards creaking under the feet of our ancestors, elders, and the next generation. 

't marie & Bayou Juju  
  • 't marie and bayou juju play traditional and original Louisiana music. They bring together the sound of friends gathering at fires, suppers, porches, levees and jams... blending together Cajun, Creole, Swamp Pop, Country, Blues, New Orleans, and original tunes... Just like how the band began. 
    Get on your dancing shoes and shrimp boots, and join in on .... Cajun below sea level. ​​

Photography 
  • ​Book Cover: Cooperatives in New Orleans: Collective Action and Urban Development, University of Mississippi Press  
​Writings 
  • UL Press: Ô Malheureuse: French Writings by Louisiana Women
  • Feux Follets Département de Langues Modernes Université de Louisiane à Lafayette
  • Ancrages: revue acadienne de création littéraire
Cultural Continuation
  • Jukebox Farm Urban Homestead  and Accessible Housing Community 
  • Traditional Dances
  • Cajun Jams
  • Culture Campout  co-founder
  • Master Naturalist 
  • Table Française avec La Louisiane