Collection:LPB

Genre: French

Place Covered: Montegut, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2023-10-05

Duration: 00:13:00

Subjects: Education | French immersion | French language | Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe | Native Americans

Contributors:

• LeBlanc, Drake Host
• Orgeron, Caitlin Reporter
• McGrew, Will Reporter
• Verdin, Christine Interviewee
• Lombard, Gaetan Interviewee
• Seitz, Cynthia Breaux Interviewee

This episode of the series “La Veillee” from October 5, 2023, features Drake LeBlanc, Caitlin Orgeron, and Will McGrew of Tele-Louisiane reporting on Ecole Pointe-au-Chien, a new French immersion school in Terrebonne Parish run by the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe. They interview: Christine Verdin, principal; Gaetan Lombard, teacher; and Cynthia Breaux Seitz, teacher. McGrew then interviews Christine Verdin, who discusses the history of the school and their efforts to preserve their local language and culture.