Cane River Baptism (1997)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1997-11-14
Duration: 00:06:25
Subjects: Religion
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Duhe, Jeff Reporter
- Randolph, Murphy Interviewee
- Tenaris, Willie Mae Interviewee
- Williams, Ambrose Interviewee
Description
This segment from the November 14, 1997, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Jeff Duhe’s report on an old-fashioned baptism in the Cane River in Melrose in Natchitoches Parish. Duhe reports that Pastor Murphy Randolph of St. Augustine Baptist Church baptized 13 people during the ceremony. He interviews: Pastor Murphy Randolph; Willie Mae Tenaris, who was baptized in the Cane River in 1928; and Ambrose Williams, one of the newly baptized. Host: Robert Collins