806 VILLE PLATTE FY 539.01 MLY-F 48 2A: b. Ville Platte. Farmer, carpenter; Catholic; h.s. equivalent, 2 yr. trade school. Army 2 yr. during World War II. Mother: b. Evangeline Par.; literate; hw. MGP: Evangeline Par.; no education; farmers. Father: b. Ville Platte; literate; carpenter, painter, farmer. PGP: Ville Platte; no education; farmers; ancestors among original settlers. Wife: b. Ville Platte; 43; Catholic; 11th gr., 1 yr. trade school; parents born near Ville Platte. Grew up speaking both French and English. Cooperative but does not volunteer much information. Phonology shows strong influence of French. BR/74:LD/76 4 hr.