Collection:LPB

Genre: French

Place Covered: Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2023-03-23

Duration: 00:13:00

Subjects: Creole dialects | CREOLES | French language

Contributors:

• LeBlanc, Drake Host
• Orgeron, Caitlin Host
• McGrew, Will Host
• Auguste, Taalib Interviewee
• Wiltz, Herbert Interviewee

This episode of the series “La Veillee” from March 23, 2023, features Drake LeBlanc and Caitlin Orgeron of Tele-Louisiane reporting on the importance of the Louisiana Creole language. They interview Taalib Auguste, a college student and member of C.R.E.O.L.E., Inc., who discusses: the different Creole dialects in Louisiana; the relationship between Louisiana Creole and Louisiana French; and Louisiana Creole as an endangered language. Will McGrew of Tele-Louisiane then interviews Herbert Wiltz, a co-founder of C.R.E.O.L.E., Inc., who discusses his efforts to preserve and develop the Louisiana Creole language and culture over the decades.