At this Louisiana French school, Cajun and Native dialects come first Most Louisianans no longer speak French, but a growing number of schools are now immersing kids in it.

The 2024 French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron runs from Thursday, April 11, through Sunday, April 14, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., rain or shine. This year's event will be even bigger, with 22 ...

Louisiana has a long history with the French language, and while most Louisianans no longer speak it, a growing number of schools are immersing kids in it. At École Pointe-au-Chien, ...

Starting midday Saturday, WWL Louisiana will have live and taped segments from the Fest. Today's interviews include Charmaine Neville and Shamarr Allen.

Peggy Feehan is a native French speaker, born in New Brunswick, Canada, and educated there. She taught high school science before moving to Louisiana in 1999, when she was recruited by the Council ...

Most Louisianans no longer speak French but more and more schools in the state are teaching it. One small school, southwest of New Orleans, is immersing students in the state's local dialects.

Louisiana's French dialects vary in subtle ways in pronunciation and grammar, she says, and those variations are largely regional. For example, in standard French, "what" is quoi and "who" is qui.