Rise of the Cajun Mariners carries the reader into the unique, previously unexplored realm of the old wild and wooly oilfield boat business. This international industry was born in Louisiana’s bayou country and pioneered by Cajuns. The book follows four of these French-speaking trailblazers as they scrape to buy and build their first boats and struggle toward success, but this is about more than an inspirational pursuit of the American dream. It’s a candid account of a colorful time in a vital business.

This is the true story of the power of faith. The setting is a Catholic parish deep in the bayous of southern Louisiana, but this tale transcends religious and geographic backgrounds. The Miracle of St. Genevieve is the inspiring, heartbreaking and uplifting story of how a faith community has struggled and strengthened through a half century of dwindling national church attendance, parochial school closings, clerical scandals and overall questioning of the value of organized religion.

“If Americans love an underdog, then readers will gobble up Woody Falgoux’s first book, chronicling the day-to-day exploits of 10 undrafted rookies as they go through training camp with the New Orleans Saints and compete for jobs that for all intents and purposes belong to somebody else…”
— Jim Beseda, The Oregonian