Swamp People

Swamp People is a History Channel documentary series about Cajuns living in the bayous of Louisiana. For one month out of the year, these men pursue the 300-year-old tradition of hunting alligator in the Atchafalaya Swamp. Descendents of French refugees kicked out of Canada in the 18th century, the Cajuns carry on the culture of their ancestors as well as their attitude. They are independent, self-reliant, and fierce, these trappers and hunters face inhospitable wetlands in unpredictable weather to catch their quarry. The series follows a group of families pursue their vocation, and captures the close calls, thrills, and victories of the hunt. There are many father/son pairs in the marsh: master hunter Junior Edwards and his son Willie, Butch and his two sons Kenwood and Anthony, Joe and Tommy, Troy and Jacob. Territories are disputed, special weapons are designed, and mythical monsters are pursued. The show highlights the heritage and scrappy resolve of these Òswamp peopleÓ living in the largest swamp in the United States. MORE