A PODCAST FOR LOUISIANA CULTURE AND OUR FRENCH LANGUAGE

La Louisiane is a video podcast 100% dedicated to Louisiana language and culture—Cajun, Creole, Indigenous, and everything else that makes our home so special. We conduct long-form interviews with native speakers of Louisiana French and Creole and leading practitioners of our culture—musicians, chefs, dancers, fishermen, Mardi Gras Indians, and beyond.

Watch/listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or louisiane.org. Hosted by Executive Producer Will McGrew with videography by Albaledo Media and production and photography by Ethan Castille.

UN BALADO POUR LA CULTURE LOUISIANAISE ET NOTRE LANGAGE FRANÇAIS

La Louisiane, c’est un vidéopodcast 100 % consacré à la langue et à la culture de chez nous — cajun, créole, autochtone, et tout c’qui fait la richesse de notre pays. On y mène des entretiens en profondeur avec des locuteurs natifs du français et du créole louisianais, ainsi qu’avec les grands porteurs de notre culture : musiciens, cuisiniers, danseurs, pêcheurs, Indiens du Mardi Gras, et ben d’autres encore.

À regarder ou écouter sur YouTube, Spotify, Apple, ou louisiane.org. Animé par le producteur exécutif Will McGrew, avec la vidéographie d’Albaledo Media et la production et la photographie d’Ethan Castille.

We need your help to ensure that our endangered language and culture can not only survive, but thrive. Become a monthly subscriber to support our fight for everything that makes Louisiana so special. Lâche pas les amis!

Supporter Benefits:

• Watch all episodes 48 hours early and without ads.

• Exclusive episodes of our interviewees in their natural environment—showing us around their home town, teaching us how to play music, taking us out on a boat to go shrimping, putting together their Black Masking Indian suits, and more.

• A La Louisiane bumper sticker.

• Regular meet-ups across the state to meet some of the stars featured in our podcast, practice speaking Louisiana French and Creole, listen to local music, eat local food, and immerse yourself in Louisiana culture.

Janie Luster: Down the Bayou Life as a French-Speaking Houma Indian | Louisiane #3

Janie Luster is a Native American culture bearer and palmetto basket weaver from the United Houma Nation. Born in Dularge, LA, she helped revitalize the tradition of basket weaving in her Tribe, and she is a fluent speaker of Louisiana French.

In her first long-form interview in her native French, we spoke about growing up down the bayou with family who made a living trapping and shrimping, coastal erosion, the rise of the oil industry, and displacement and population loss caused by environmental and economic challenges.

We also discussed her experience during school integration as a Native American, her relationship with her brother former Houma Tribal Chief Kirby Verret, and her work breathing new life into the palmetto basket weaving tradition of her Tribe.

Geno Delafose: Why French Still Matters to Zydeco and Cajun Music | Louisiane #2

Geno Delafose is a Grammy-nominated zydeco musician and accordionist, known worldwide for his signature sound combining Creole, Cajun, and even country influences.

Born outside of Eunice to the Delafose family, Geno learned music and the French language at home, one of the few local stars still able to speak the language fluently.

In this exclusive long-form interview in Louisiana French, Geno talked with us about family life, the importance of French to Cajun and Zydeco music, touring the world, life as a real cowboy in Evangeline Parish, and much more.

Special thanks to Le Grand Hoorah and Lakeview Park & Beach in Eunice, LA.

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Live for all on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and louisiane.org on Friday, November 21.

Dustin Dale Gaspard: Singing Cajun French on The Voice and Growing Up in Vermilion Parish | Louisiane #1

Dustin Dale Gaspard made history this season on The Voice when he sang in Cajun French—a first for NBC’s flagship national singing competition. In this premiere episode of La Louisiane, we sat down with Dustin at Suire’s Grocery in his hometown of Cow Island to discuss growing up in rural Vermilion Parish, his behind-the-scenes experience of The Voice, his relationship with coaches Niall Horan, Michael Bublé, Reba McEntire, and Snoop Dogg, what Cajun culture means to him, and why and how he learned the French language of his grandparents.

Live for all on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and louisiane.org.