In August, the school opened its doors in a temporary location as it awaits renovations on its permanent site at the former Pointe-aux-Chênes Elementary.

Each week, Télé-Louisiane highlights different aspects of Louisiana culture and way of life in the only Louisiana French TV news show.

In Avoyelles Parish, a Louisiana Folktale that transcends time and language

Thanks to an effort by elders and children enrolled in an immersion program, this small town has one of the highest percentages of French speakers in the nation.

The board of the non-profit purchased a 1960s-era hospital in Arnaudville in 2019, but after funding and renovation issues will sell the building.

After a lawsuit with the Terrebonne Parish School Board, the Tribe purchased the former Pointe-aux-Chênes Elementary building to serve as a home for École Pointe-au-Chien.

Beras, the former consul general of France in Louisiana, stepped down from her role in early August. Local leaders expressed that her impact will be felt for years.  

On August 16, school leaders and teachers welcomed students in kindergarten and first grade.

LeBlanc and producer Rachel Nederveld’s film, “Footwork,” explores Creole trail riding culture in south Louisiana.

LeJeune began his role in late July with plans to dedicate air time to French tables, Cajun jams and interviews with Louisiana francophones.

State officials claim the changes to federal flood insurance policy will raise premiums tenfold without taking into account flood protection systems like Morganza-to-the-Gulf.

Leaders in state and local government view the Saints-France partnership as a potential boon for Louisiana.

How the rice cooker became a staple of Acadiana food culture.

The two men spoke several times at the “Fête de la Musique” at the French Presidential Palace in Paris. The event was headlined by Jon Batiste, a first for a Louisiana musician.

The debt ceiling bill includes changes to federal law after an effort by local leaders, which will facilitate coastal restoration without increasing Louisiana’s share of offshore revenues. 

French President Emmanuel Macron invited Batiste to take part in the event, part of the “Fête de la Musique,” which takes place in France each summer.

Across Louisiana, there are businesses supporting a French and Creole-speaking economy by offering jobs to locals and catering to tourists from France, Canada, and beyond.

The festival returns in an effort to bring together the Creoles of southwest Louisiana and those of New Orleans.

Students and young professionals from North and South America and the Caribbean participated in “Université d’été” that covered topics relevant to French-speakers of the Americas.

The move will allow the Saints to develop commercial and cultural ties between Louisiana and France.

In Lafayette, former immersion students are establishing the institutions necessary to support a new generation of francophones.

More than 5,000 children are learning French through immersion in Louisiana, establishing a small but growing population of new francophones across the state.

With his latest album, Jourdan Thibodeaux implores Louisianans to hold on to their heritage.

The New Brunswick-based artists return to Louisiana this month to play at Festival International de Louisiane. The region, although separated by thousands of miles and hundreds of years of cultural history, still feels like home.

Lafayette-based photographer Kristie Cornell has participated in the Faquetaique Courir de Mardis since 2009. This year, she captured the tradition in a series of analogue photos.

Construction of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion is set to begin this year to restore wetlands, but the project will have adverse impacts on the region’s fisheries used by fishermen like Jason Pitre, a member of the United Houma Nation.

Louisiana French is a collection of varieties spoken by Native Americans, Africans, Acadians and Europeans since the 18th century.

The board of directors convened at its first meeting on Monday, March 13, where it approved hiring two French teachers for the inaugural school year.

The 8-episode series explores French programming on KRVS public radio, the Isleños of Louisiana, the tradition of boucheries, and much more.

Sylvain Lavoie of the Centre de la francophonie des Amériques discusses the importance of the francophone communities of the Americas, as well as his organization’s benefits to Louisianans.