Depending on the person, the name of the language may vary from Louisiana Creole (LC), Kouri-Vini (KV), Creole French, La-La, and others. Wiltz shared, “[My grandparents] mainly spoke Kouri-Vini ...

But after Louisiana banned non-English languages in schools in 1921, the use of Creole and French in public began to decline. Over time, those Creole songs faded out as well. “Folk traditions ...

Louisiana has a long history with the French language, and while most Louisianans ... And then there's Creole, a variety of restructured French created by enslaved Africans. Native people also ...

The Nous Foundation's "Musique(s)" project explores what Louisiana French and Creole music sounds like in 2025, with performances by Louis Michot, Leyla McCalla, Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots, Sweet ...

That includes people of French, Spanish and African descent. Today, Creole can refer to people and languages in Louisiana, Haiti and other Caribbean Islands, Africa, Brazil, the Indian Ocean and ...

Louisiana Creole Culture’s “Let’s Talk but ... along with fun ways to learn Creole French, such as language demonstrations and Creole French Bingo. It all has to make sense in the broader ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (WAFB) - The unique language, music, and culture of Creole Louisiana is the focus of a museum in an area of Lafayette known as Freetown. Erica Fox is a musician and artist who ...

This past summer, volunteering at a Louisiana Creole language immersion camp, Henry Johnson heard a lullaby that stirred a memory. In the memory, he was 3 years old, gathered with cousins and ...