The French President’s schedule includes a meeting with the Governor, a speech on Louisiana’s French language, and strolls around the French Quarter and Frenchmen Street.
SB191 would allow computer science to replace the language requirement in TOPS for students graduating after 2026, but the law could still be vetoed by Governor John Bel Edwards.
Approved Tuesday in the Senate, HB 261 will allow École Pointe-au-Chien to begin serving students from Indian French and Cajun families in Terrebonne and Lafourche in August 2023.
Louisiana’s legislators must act to protect heritage language education endangered by the current version of SB 261, writes French immersion educator Lindsay Smythe.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
More than 5,000 children are learning French through immersion in Louisiana, establishing a small but growing population of new francophones across the state.
