Like many other Louisianans, Anne Guillot finds French a source of inspiration. From a very young age, the language is present at home, just as much as English and Creole. Chatting was very important to her growing up, and she told stories in French to her grandparents before she even knew how to write and form words.
Creoles of Color writers grew prominent in the 19th century. The forceful shifts of Americanization, trickery, heavy racialization, and violent white American vigilantes revolutionized the Creoles.
Every year, several dozen teachers from the French-speaking world choose to emigrate to teach the French language and the culture of their country to students in Louisiana.
Cecil Lapeyrouse, whose grandfather built the Cecil Lapeyrouse Grocery near Chauvin over 110 years ago, has witnessed significant cultural and ecological changes over his lifetime.
Multifaceted Louisiana Creole author, culture bearer, and community engager Taalib Pierre-Auguste desires to see minority languages thrive
Don’t miss out on our coverage of the state’s francophone and creolophone communities.
Last June, Jude Villavaso, a young student who learned French at school, went to France where he delivered a speech on the occasion of the commemoration of the Normandy landings.
The New Orleans Film Festival celebrates 35 years.
The New Orleans Film Festival celebrates 35 years.
Every second Sunday from October to May, people come together in the eclectic Bywater neighborhood to celebrate one of South Louisiana’s greatest traditions – the Cajun Fais Do-Do.
Senator Jeremy Stine met with the French President, Prime Minister, and several business, political, and media leaders to strengthen France-Louisiana economic and cultural ties.
What happens to the French language for students in Louisiana who are closing on several years of an education immersed and dispensed in another language than theirs?
Opened in 1992, the Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center celebrates over 30 years of serving the Southwest Louisiana region. Closed in 2020 due to the pandemic, it reopened in February 2022.
Lafayette’s first African American museum is a cultural and linguistic safe haven for the Creole cultures of Louisiana
Last June, Jude Villavaso, a young student who learned French at school, went to France where he delivered a speech on the occasion of the commemoration of the Normandy landings.
In December 2022, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron came to New Orleans and made it possible to launch new partnerships in the fight against climate change.
In one area of south Louisiana, land is being built the same way it was for thousands of years—by allowing the river to deposit sediment.
Severe weather extremes take a toll on small farmers in Louisiana who look for new ways to adapt, thrive, and share strategies.
A call for the creation of a local literature more representative of Louisiana and its history.
Our columnist learns the flexibility of being a second language learner, and how she can connect her family’s past with a global francophone world.
Charter schools are an example of what can be achieved when an immersion program is freed from the control of the school board.
French, the founding language and pillar of Quebecois identity, is facing a worrying decline in Quebec.
It’s no secret that the French language is inextricably linked to Acadia. In their history, their identity and even their language policy, Acadians have made French a priority.
Gabrielle Samson, a master’s student, is conducting research into the factors that contribute to a sense of belonging minority Francophone communities.
In this episode of Lagniappe, our guest Herbert Wiltz talks about Louisiana Creole, a language created in the state in the 18th century colonial period.
In this episode of Lagniappe, our guests Christine Verdin and Will McGrew talk about French immersion across the state.
In this episode of Lagniappe, our guest Joseph Dunn talks about economic opportunities for French and Creole speakers in Louisiana.