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Provincial Louisiana French

October 24, 2010 by Christophe Landry, Ph.D. | Comments are off for this post

This variety of Louisiana French is spoken deep in the Louisiana hinterland, where agriculture dominated the economy. Historically, along the prairies of SouthwestRead More

Bayou Lafourche French

by Christophe Landry, Ph.D. | Comments are off for this post

Particular mention should be made to the francophones of Bayou Lafourche. There’s an interesting linguistic phenomenon here that is absent everywhere else inRead More

Fluvial Louisiana French

by Christophe Landry, Ph.D. | Comments are off for this post

This variety of Louisiana French has historically been spoken along the state’s most important waterways, used until well into the 20th century asRead More

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