My uncle (married my Dad's sister) is around 85 years old is of the last generation that grew up on Bayou Chene in the Basin.What was interesting is that a lot of the Bayou Chene community was not of the traditional Cajun ancestory. Instead of Boudreauxs and Robicheauxs there were Cases, Stockstills, Curry, and Snellgroves.
The community had its own school, Post Office, churches, and cemeteries. The only access was by water.
The Corps of engineers made them move off the land in the 1950's. Not much remains, some of the old houses are now camps and some of the cemeteries are still there.
Bayou Chene HistoryIf you open the attached link the man on the first page is my Uncle's Dad, he drove the school boat, and the kid is his nephew.
On the lower right of page 25 is a picture of their home circa 1930. I brought my Uncle to the site of his old home last year. One of his brother's ashes are spread on the site of their old house.