Collection:LPB

Genre: French, Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Arnaudville, St. Landry & St. Martin Parishes, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2022-10-13

Duration: 00:13:00

Subjects: French language | French immersion | State legislators

Contributors:

• LeBlanc, Drake Host
• Orgeron, Caitlin Host
• Lecoq, Christopher Editor
• Fruge, Mavis Arnaud Interviewee
• Cluse, Wilfred Paul Interviewee
• Huval, Mike Interviewee

This episode of the series “La Veillee” from October 13, 2022, features Drake LeBlanc and Caitlin Orgeron of Tele-Louisiane reporting on the work of the Saint-Luc Immersion Campus in Arnaudville, a new cultural and educational center aimed at preserving the French language in Louisiana. They interview Mavis Arnaud Fruge, an Arnaudville resident and French language advocate, and Reverend Wilfred Paul Cluse, a founding member of CREOLE, Inc. In the studio, Orgeron interviews State Representative Mike Huval, who discusses the future of the French language in Louisiana.