In 1956, Earlene Broussard Echeverria, an Acadian of Vermilion Parish, attended her first day of school and did not know a word of English. With recent controversy over immigration and the English ...

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 ...

Every Thursday evening, a group of about 10 students gathers at Houma's Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum with workbooks and hefty language dictionaries. They practice speaking to each other in local ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — It's Veterans Day and over at Cite des Arts they are honoring the Cajun French veterans for their bravery and language skills. It was all about remembering the "Frenchies". Veterans ...

JENNINGS, La. (KPLC) - If you’re looking to learn or refresh your proficiency with Cajun French, there are several opportunities available in Jeff Davis Parish. Enjoy some hot coffee and cajun ...

IBERIA PARISH (NEW IBERIA) — Since its inception, artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked both excitement and fear among users. One local woman is using AI to help preserve the Cajun language. Sylvia ...

Cajun musician Bruce Daigrepont and his band are headed to Abita Springs to fuel a Cajun dance night at the Abita Springs ...

Robert LeBlanc spoke Cajun French as if his life depended on it, because it did. LeBlanc, 94, served the U.S. military in World War II as a member of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), a ...

In the future, your iPhone or iPad could present information in Cajun French and Louisiana Creole. That reality may be years away. But Boisy Pitre, a computer scientist who lives near Opelousas, has ...

Juliet Varnedoe has a unique American jazz voice sharing the joie de vivre of the Cajun people. New York-based singer songwriter Juliet Varnedoe developed her musical foundation in the bayou lands of ...

Nathan Rabalais, a Cajun filmmaker and associate professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, will be the next artist-in-residence at the University of ...