Louisiana French
ISO 639-3 code: frc
Linguistic population: 25,600((Source: Ethnologue.com, http://www.ethnologue.com/language/frc, via 2010 US federal census))
Ethnic population: over 4 million (shared with that of Kouri-Vini)
Regions in Louisiana: Cane River, Mississippi River, Bayou Teche, Savannahs, Gulf coastal parishes
Regions spoken elsewhere: Missouri, Mississippi, Texas, California
LEARNING RESOURCES & REFERENCE GUIDES
- Learn Louisiana French – Audio (external link)
- Dictionary of Louisiana French (external link)
- Dictionary of the Cajun Language (external link)
- Cajun Self-Taught: Learning to Speak the Cajun Language – Audio (external link)
- You Can Speak Cajun French – Audio (external link)
- Cajun French Dictionary & Phrasebook (external link)
- Cajun French Virtual Table Française (external link)
- Learning Cajun French (external link)
HEAR LOUISIANA FRENCH ONLINE
- Radio: KVPI Radio French News, La Tasse de Café
Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish (external link) - Radio: KRVS Radio Acadie multiple segments
Lafayette, Lafayette Parish (external link) - Radio: KBON Louisiana Proud
Eunice, Acadia/St. Landry Parish (external link) - Tulane University Multiple Parish Recordings (external link)
- “Le bijou sur le bayou Teche” (external link)
FRENCH IN THE COMMUNITY
- CODOFIL – Agence des Affaires francophones
Lafayette, Lafayette Parish (external link) - Festival International de Louisiane
Lafayette, Lafayette Parish (external link) - Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
Lafayette, Lafayette Parish (external link) - Rosary in French, KLFY TV10
Lafayette, Lafayette Parish (external link) - Francophone Catholic Mass, Our Lady of Fatima
Lafayette, Lafayette Parish (external link) - Francophone Catholic Mass, St. Martin de Tours
St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish - Francophone Open Microphone
Houma, Terrebonne Parish - Table française, Dwyer’s Café
Lafayette, Lafayette Parish - Table française, NuNu’s
Arnaudville, St. Landry Parish - Table française, La Madeleine
Bâton Rouge, East Bâton Rouge Parish - Creole Families Bastille Day Celebration
Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish - Rendezvous des Cajuns, Liberty Theater
Eunice, Acadia/St. Landry Parish - Nuit blanche à Bâton-Rouge, Louisiana State University
Bâton Rouge, East Bâton Rouge Parish - Louisiana francophone public schools
Louisiana Department of Education (external link) - Audubon Montessori Charter School
New Orleans, Orleans Parish (external link) - École bilingue de la Nouvelle-Orléans
New Orleans, Orleans Parish (external link) - International School of Louisiana
New Orleans, Orleans Parish (external link) - Lycée français de la Nouvelle-Orléans
New Orleans, Orleans Parish (external link) - Association louisianaise des clubs français des écoles secondaires (ALFES) (external link)
ACADEMIA
- University of Louisiana Lafayette
Center for Acadian and Creole Folklore (external link) - University of Louisiana Lafayette
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in Francophone Studies (external link) - University of Louisiana Lafayette
Modern Languages Departmental Vidéothèque (external link) - Louisiana State University at Bâton Rouge
Center for French and Francophone Studies (external link) - Louisiana State University at Bâton Rouge
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in French Studies (external link) - Tulane University
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in French Studies (external link) - Tulane University
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in Linguistics (external link) - Tulane Universtiy
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in Anthropology (external link)