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How often do you hear French in Louisiana?
Posted on 11/8/16 at 10:59 am
Posted on 11/8/16 at 10:59 am
And in what parish do you live?
Is it making a comeback, staying the same or dying off?
Is it making a comeback, staying the same or dying off?
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:02 am to Masterag
remember people
adding a "EAUX" to ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING in an attempt to look cultural doesn't count here. He means actual Cajun French language speaking.
There's a radio station that still does the morning news in French in Mamou I think.
adding a "EAUX" to ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING in an attempt to look cultural doesn't count here. He means actual Cajun French language speaking.
There's a radio station that still does the morning news in French in Mamou I think.
This post was edited on 11/8/16 at 11:02 am
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:02 am to Masterag
Very rarely in Baton Rouge, every now and then in New Orleans,
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:03 am to Masterag
Not often, but I hear it occasionally. Lafayette Parish.
I think it's pretty much staying the same, maybe a slight uptick. Supposedly enrollment in French immersion programs is increasing around here.
I think it's pretty much staying the same, maybe a slight uptick. Supposedly enrollment in French immersion programs is increasing around here.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:03 am to Masterag
Pretty prevalent in Laffy and moreso in New Iberia, Delcambre, and outlying rural areas.
This post was edited on 11/8/16 at 11:10 am
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:04 am to Masterag
Everyday..... Vermilion
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:04 am to Masterag
Not often. I've heard people speak Cajun French twice, and both were very old and didn't teach it to their kids because of how badly they were ridiculed for speaking it when they were younger 
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:05 am to Masterag
My great grandparents only spoke french. My grandparents know how to but stopped when they moved from Thibodaux to New Orleans in the 60's.
No one under the age of 55 in my family speaks it. I think its dying off.
No one under the age of 55 in my family speaks it. I think its dying off.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:06 am to Masterag
Ascension Parish
My grandparents crew still speak it to each other. That's the only time I hear it.
My grandparents crew still speak it to each other. That's the only time I hear it.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:07 am to Masterag
quote:
How often do you hear French in Louisiana?
beaucoup
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:10 am to ShoeBang
quote:
There's a radio station that still does the morning news in French in Mamou I think.
yeah, there's a station I like to listen to when I'm within 100 miles or so of Lafayette that plays and speaks only french.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:13 am to Masterag
When I lived in La, I had a job with this guy who was pure cajun and his grandmother would call him all the time and they would argue about once a day in French. She only spoke French.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:14 am to Ed Osteen
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every now and then in New Orleans,
I've never heard it in New Orleans outside of an academic setting.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:14 am to Masterag
Every time I watch tv shows featuring Louisiana
Laysay bon tom roulay
Laysay bon tom roulay
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:16 am to Masterag
Is "baw" not french?
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:18 am to Masterag
St. Martin parish. 4-5 times a week when I talk to my great uncle and my uncles on my dad's side.
But it is dying off.
But it is dying off.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:25 am to Masterag
quote:Haven't been home in 12 years, so not sure about now.
How often do you hear French in Louisiana? in what parish do you live?
I know in the 90s in Lafourche Parish I heard it daily.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:25 am to burdman
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Supposedly enrollment in French immersion programs is increasing around here.
yeah, that's what i've heard. none of my cousins in LA actually learnt it fluently, though. even though their grandparents spoke it at home.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:26 am to Masterag
People will still use individual words, but I haven't heard anyone have a Cajun French conversation in 20 years
Posted on 11/8/16 at 11:27 am to ellunchboxo
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My grandparents crew still speak it to each other. That's the only time I hear it.
did they teach you?
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