Collection:LPB

Genre: French

Place Covered: Sunset, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2023-04-06

Duration: 00:13:01

Subjects: Education | French immersion | French language | Cajun French dialect

Contributors:

• LeBlanc, Drake Host
• Orgeron, Caitlin Host
• McGrew, Will Host
• Pickett, Lainey Interviewee
• Savoy, Sara Interviewee
• Doucet, Lindsay Smyth Interviewee

This episode of the series “La Veillee” from April 6, 2023, features Drake LeBlanc and Caitlin Orgeron of Tele-Louisiane reporting on the French immersion program at Ecole St. Landry in Sunset in St. Landry Parish. They interview Lainey Pickett, second grade teacher, and Sara Savoy, the music teacher and administrative director. Will McGrew of Tele-Louisiane then interviews Lindsay Smythe Doucet, the director and founder of the school, who discusses her decision to prioritize the teaching of Louisiana culture and dialect in the classroom.