Here’s how they’re keeping French alive in Louisiana

July 7th, 2015

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Here’s how they’re keeping French alive in Louisiana

Office du JerriaisMinority Languages, radio

This episode of The World in Words we take a trip down to the bayous to explore the language, culture, and music of French-speaking Louisiana.

If you ever find yourself driving through swampy southwest Louisiana some morning, tune your dial to KVPI 1050AM and enter a world that’s part English, part French and all Louisiana.

“Bonjour! Qui c’est qui parle?” says Jim Soileau, the host of morning call-in show, La Tasse de Café.