ERATH — It was French that attracted the Acadians to Louisiana. After years of imprisonment, Joseph Beausoleil Broussard brought his band of Acadians to the West Indies and then followed his people's ...

ZACHARY, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana is the only American state where French can be heard frequently, as the language has been part of its culture since the late 1600s. Some people are trying to ...

French Tables are plentiful in the area. Like French Immersion in our schools and Cajun food at home or in a restaurant, you can find a time and place to enhance your French language pretty much ...

There's a little radio station in south Louisiana. It's been on the air for nearly 70 years, doing everything it can to keep alive a dying language. That's Cajun French. On Saturday mornings, it ...

When Taylor Townsend learned she needed four courses in a foreign language as part of her history degree requirements at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, the junior jumped in with both feet ...

ERATH, La. — It was French that attracted the Acadians to Louisiana. After years of imprisonment, Joseph Beausoleil Broussard brought his band of Acadians to the West Indies and then followed his ...

PORT NECHES, Texas — Cajun French is a unique dialect only found in a small region of the world. Its influence can be heard in Southeast Texas music and even seen as the names of many local streets.

Inside a small school up on stilts, two girls sit at a table covered with flash cards. When asked, the second-graders introduce themselves in French. “Je m’appelle Juliet,” says the one with baby ...

VILLE PLATTE, La.— By 8:30 Saturday morning, the red-brick tavern called Fred's Lounge is already filled with rice farmers, bikers from New Orleans and wide-eyed French tourists ready to party. Some ...

A Cajun radio station in South Louisiana has been broadcasting for 69 years. It's preserving the culture and the tradition of broadcasting live music from a bar every Saturday morning. There's a ...