École Saint-Landry : La Culture Louisianaise et lImmersion Française (La Veillée) Télé-Louisiane 2024-05-11 | Ce reportage de la Veillée sur LPB met en lumière deux maîtresses d'école à l'École Saint-Landry Sarah Savoy et Lainey Pickett en leur interrogant notamment sur la construction identitaire louisianaise et l'importance d'impliquer la culture locale.Full episode with English subtitles: youtube.com/watch?v=3uCaI0dwzIAÉpisode entier avec sous-titres en français : youtube.com/watch?v=f1XP8H44czs
Vermilion Parish Before SpaceX: A Day in Coastal Louisiana with Dustin Dale Gaspard Télé-Louisiane 2026-08-25 | Months before SpaceX announced a $100 billion spaceport in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, we spent a day with Cajun French musician Dustin Gaspard on the land where he hoped to one day settle down and live off the grid — the marsh prairie, oak groves and abandoned family property of Dog Island, about 30 minutes from the Gulf and about 35 minutes from Pecan Island, where he went to school and where Starbase Louisiana will soon be built.Filmed in November 2025 — months before the August 2026 announcement, and before local reports that SpaceX was even considering the site. Everything has since changed, and the future of Vermilion's marsh prairies, its chênières — the oak ridges that give these "islands" their name — its French language and its Cajun culture remains uncertain.Dustin went to school on Pecan Island — pre-K through 12th grade, sixty students in the entire school, graduating classes of three. That community is now the center of what's planned to be the largest launch facility in the world, breaking ground in 2027. He was also the first artist to sing in Cajun French on The Voice.Chapters0:00 Heading out to Dog Island0:54 Growing up in Vermilion Parish — and school on Pecan Island2:54 "Look how big the sky is"4:33 Standing out on The Voice5:40 Never the cowboy, never the hometown hero8:14 Running, insecurity, and getting fit11:28 Why the South has a drinking problem17:04 Cousin Jed and the truck that jumped a bridge19:04 The abandoned trailer20:46 The barn his dad built in the 90s21:29 120 acres and the dream of buying land25:26 "This is my Louisiana"26:29 Why the veil is thinner here29:18 On being a tree hugger30:18 What his grandfather taught him about taking only what you need32:15 "I just hope that never reaches here"
Her parents spoke Louisiana French to her; she speaks it to her kids. Louisiane #13 with Ruth Verdin Télé-Louisiane 2026-07-02 | ...
Speak Louisiana French to Your Kids | Louisiane #13 with Ruth Verdin Télé-Louisiane 2026-07-02 | Can Cajun French still be passed down to the next generation? Ruth Verdin is living proof that it can. A Native American from Pointe-au-Chien in South Louisiana, now living in South Lafourche, Ruth is one of the rare cases where French was transmitted directly from her parents — and today she's doing the same with her own children. She even speaks French with her sister every day.In this episode of Louisiane, Ruth shares how she's helping revitalize Cajun and Louisiana French through educational videos on TikTok and a growing community on Facebook and beyond — bringing the language of the bayou to thousands of new learners.We talk about:Growing up speaking French in Pointe-au-ChienRaising bilingual kids in Louisiana todayNative American French heritage on the bayouUsing TikTok and social media to save an endangered languageWhy Cajun French and Louisiana French still matterHost and Executive Producer: Will McGrewProducer: Ethan CastilleVideographers/Editors: Ian Ledo and Miranda AlbarezSpecial thanks to Kenneth Bacon for sponsoring this episode of Louisiane.📱 Follow Ruth Verdin on Facebook and TikTok🎧 Subscribe on YouTube and support the show at louisiane.org➕ Follow Télé-Louisiane on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X—Dans cet épisode du podcast Louisiane, on reçoit Ruth Verdin, Amérindienne de Pointe-au-Chien qui habite aujourd'hui dans le sud de Lafourche. Le français lui a été transmis par ses grands-parents, et elle fait pareil aujourd'hui avec ses propres enfants — elle parle même français avec sa sœur au quotidien. À travers ses vidéos éducatives sur TikTok et une communauté grandissante sur Facebook, Ruth œuvre pour la revitalisation du français cadien et louisianais.#CajunFrench #LouisianaFrench #FrançaisCadien #FrançaisLouisianais #PointeAuChien #Cajun #Louisiane #Bayou #Lafourche #LanguageRevitalization #NativeAmerican #EndangeredLanguages #TéléLouisiane
Donna Dupre: Down the Bayou | Louisiane #12 Télé-Louisiane 2026-03-11 | Today on Louisiane, Will McGrew talks to Donna Dupre about life down the bayou in Pointe-au-Chien. They talk about what it was like growing up in a French-speaking Indian community down the bayou, the connection between Pointe-au-Chien and Ile Jean-Charles, and the new French immersion school in Montague, Ecole Pointe-au-Chien.Special thanks to Randall Kennedy for sponsoring this episode of Louisiane.
Misty McElroy: Preserving Cajun Music | Louisiane #11 Télé-Louisiane 2026-03-04 | Today on Louisiane, Will McGrew sits down with Misty McElroy to talk about the Louisiana music scene, the difference between Houma and Thibodaux, and whether Cajun TikTok influencers are putting on their accent. They discuss building cultural bridges between the different parts of the state. Misty is a professional photographer and founding member of the Cajun Music Preservation Society.Special thanks to Kenneth Bacon for sponsoring this episode of Louisiane.
Lana Phillips: Vacherie, Louisiana | Louisiane #10 Télé-Louisiane 2026-02-20 | Today on Louisiane, Will McGrew sits down with Lana Phillips to talk about her home, Vacherie, Louisiana. Located along the Missippi between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Vacherie is shaped by the river, fishing, agriculture, and the chemical industry. Lana talks about the history and culture of her hometown, and the diverse community that calls it home.Special thanks to Melanie Boulet for sponsoring this episode of Louisiane.
Gary LaFleur: Cajun Heritage and the Gulf Coast | Louisiane #9 Télé-Louisiane 2026-02-09 | Dr. Gary LaFleur is a biologist and the Director of the Center for Bayou Studies at Nicholls State University. He joins Will McGrew for a conversation about his roots in Eunice and his career that took him out of state and back. Topics include Louisiana French, the Cajun Triangle and Cajun dance and music culture in Acadiana as well as a discussion on land loss and the importance of the Gulf coast to Louisiana’s future.Special thanks to Kenneth Bacon for sponsoring this episode of Louisiane.—🎧 Listen to Louisiane on all platforms📱 Follow Télé-Louisiane: @TeleLouisiane#Louisiana #GulfCoast #CoastalRestoration #NichollsState
Pierre Solet: Houma Indian Heritage and Louisiana French | Louisiane #8 Télé-Louisiane 2026-01-30 | In this episode of Louisiane, we sit down with Pierre Solet of the United Houma Nation for a wide-ranging conversation about language, place, and memory in coastal Louisiana. Pierre reflects on growing up speaking French at home and learning English only once he entered school, an experience shaped by his childhood in Grand Caillou and years spent in an Indian-only elementary school from first through ninth grade.He traces a working life rooted in Terrebonne Parish—from working at a local shipyard to running a grocery store—and speaks candidly about life in Dulac, a community transformed repeatedly by hurricanes and coastal change. Throughout the conversation, Pierre returns to what has endured: family, language, and the importance of preserving Indian heritage in Louisiana.—🎧 Listen to Louisiane on all platforms📱 Follow Télé-Louisiane: @TeleLouisiane#Louisiana #LouisianaFrench #Podcast #Dulac #GrandCaillou #Gumbo #CajunCulture
Grant Ordoyne: Launching a Podcast, Cajun Fiddle & Chackbay Roots | Louisiana #7 Télé-Louisiane 2026-01-20 | Grant Ordoyne joins Will McGrew to talk about growing up in the tight-knit community of Chackbay, his college years at Nicholls State, and launching the Grant O Show Podcast. They discuss learning Cajun fiddle, the endless debate over whose gumbo is best (spoiler: everyone's is different), and Grant's conversations with Louisiana legends like Kyle Crosby and Chubby Carrier.—🎧 Listen to Louisiane on all platforms📱 Follow Télé-Louisiane: @TeleLouisiane🎙️ Follow the Grant O Show Podcast: @thegrantoshow#Louisiana #Cajun #CajunFiddle #Podcast #Chackbay #NichollsState #Gumbo #CajunCulture #GrantOShow
Clairrita J. Raphael: Creole Language, Gumbo, Catholicism & Community in Vacherie | Louisiane #6 Télé-Louisiane 2026-01-10 | In this episode of Louisiane, we spoke with Clairrita J. Raphael about Creole cooking, the Louisiana Creole language, hurricanes, family, community, and her Catholic faith in her hometown of Vacherie, nestled on the river between New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
Steve Riley: Cajun French, Dewey Balfa, Dennis McGee, and the Next Generation | Louisiane #5 Télé-Louisiane 2025-12-22 | In this episode of the Louisiane podcast, we talked with one of the leading contemporary Cajun musicians: Steve Riley. In this exclusive long-form interview in both English and French, Steve spoke about growing up in Mamou, learning how to play music from legends like Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy, and Dennis McGee, and passing on Louisiana music to the next generation. Steve also shared with us some of his process in writing songs in French, stories from his world travels, and the history of his band the Mamou Playboys.Subscribe and support our show at Louisiane.org.
Vermilion Parish Tour with Dustin Dale Gaspard: Only on Louisiane.org Télé-Louisiane 2025-12-12 | ...
Français de Louisiane, français de France et créoles des îles avec Geno Delafose | Louisiane Clip Télé-Louisiane 2025-12-10 | ...
Boucheries and Farm Life in the Cajun Prairie with Kenneth Pitre | Louisiane Clip Télé-Louisiane 2025-12-06 | Watch the full interview and support our fight to keep Louisiana culture alive at Louisiane.org.
Geno Delafose’s Side Gigs: Cowboy, Car Hauler & Bus Driver | Louisiane Podcast Clip Télé-Louisiane 2025-12-06 | ...
Kenneth Pitre: Farm Life in the Cajun Praire, The Americans, and Lakeview Park | Louisiane #4 Télé-Louisiane 2025-12-05 | On this episode of the Louisiane podcast, we speak with Kenneth Pitre, a lawyer and advocate for Cajun French language and culture based in Eunice, LA. Born in Swords in the countryside near Eunice, Kenneth talks to us about life growing up and going to school in the agricultural prairie region surrounding Eunice at the crossroads of St. Landry, Acadia, and Evangeline Parishes.Kenneth also talks about the evolving role of French in the legal profession, commerce, and public life, his visits to Acadia, Canada, his marriage to an English-speaking "American" who learned French, and his work with his children to keep their local culture and community alive and vibrant at Lakeview Park & Beach.Support our fight to keep Louisiana language and culture alive and access exclusive content at louisiane.org. Special thanks to Le Grand Hoorah and Lakeview Park & Beach in Eunice.
Dustin Dale Gaspard: When I Sing in Cajun French, It Comes from the Heart | Louisiane Clip Télé-Louisiane 2025-12-02 | Dustin Dale Gaspard is a native of Cow Island, LA and a contestant on season 28 of The Voice. In this clip from the Louisiane podcast, he discusses Michael Bublé's French level and what it meant to Dustin to sing in his family's native Cajun French on a national stage.Watch his full interview on the Louisiane Podcast and support our show at louisiane.org.
Geno Delfose on Playing with Bois Sec Ardoin, DL Menard, and Other Zydeco and Cajun Legends Télé-Louisiane 2025-12-01 | ...
Geno Delafose Learned Music & French from His Dad, Clifton Chenier, Dewey Balfa | Louisiane Clip Télé-Louisiane 2025-12-01 | Geno Delafose talks about growing up between Eunice and Mamou and learning how to speak French and play Zydeco and Cajun music with his father John Delafose as well as other local legends like Clifton Chenier, DL Menard, Dewey Balfa, Bois-Sec Ardoin, Canray Fontenot, and more.Watch the full interview and support our fight to preserve and promote Louisiana language and culture at louisiane.org.
Trapping Nutria and Going to School in a Pirogue with Janie Luster | Louisiane Podcast Télé-Louisiane 2025-11-28 | ...
Janie Luster: Down the Bayou Life as a French-Speaking Houma Indian | Louisiane #3 Télé-Louisiane 2025-11-28 | Janie Luster is a Native American culture bearer and palmetto basket weaver from the United Houma Nation. Born in Dularge, LA, she helped revitalize the tradition of basket weaving in her Tribe, and she is a fluent speaker of Louisiana French. In her first long-form interview in her native French, we spoke about growing up down the bayou with family who made a living trapping and shrimping, coastal erosion, the rise of the oil industry, and displacement and population loss caused by environmental and economic challenges.We also discussed her experience during school integration as a Native American, her relationship with her brother former Houma Tribal Chief Kirby Verret, and her work breathing new life into the palmetto basket weaving tradition of her Tribe. Support the show at louisiane.org where you can watch all episodes 48 hours early and ad-free as well as exclusive content only available to paying subscribers.
Amérindienne, artiste et francophone | Janie Luster sur louisiane.org Télé-Louisiane 2025-11-26 | ...
Geno Delafose: Why French Still Matters to Zydeco and Cajun Music | Louisiane #2 Télé-Louisiane 2025-11-22 | Geno Delafose is a Grammy-nominated zydeco musician and accordionist, known worldwide for his signature sound combining Creole, Cajun, and even country influences. Born outside of Eunice to the Delafose family, Geno learned music and the French language at home, one of the few local stars still able to speak the language fluently. In this exclusive long-form interview in Louisiana French, Geno talked with us about family life, the importance of French to Cajun and Zydeco music, touring the world, life as a real cowboy in Evangeline Parish, and much more.Special thanks to Le Grand Hoorah and Lakeview Park & Beach in Eunice, LA.
Geno Delafose: Speak French to Understand Cajun & Zydeco Music | louisiane.org Télé-Louisiane 2025-11-19 | ...
Dustin Dale Gaspard: Singing in Cajun French on The Voice | Louisiane #1 Télé-Louisiane 2025-11-15 | Dustin Dale Gaspard made history this season on The Voice when he sang in Cajun French—a first for NBC’s flagship national singing competition. In this premiere episode of the Louisiane Podcast, we sat down with Dustin at Suire’s Grocery in his hometown of Cow Island to discuss growing up in rural Vermilion Parish, his behind-the-scenes experience of The Voice, his relationship with coaches Niall Horan, Michael Bublé, Reba McEntire, and Snoop Dogg, what Cajun culture means to him, and why and how he learned the French language of his grandparents.Support the podcast and access exclusive content at louisiane.org.Louisiane is a video podcast 100% dedicated to Louisiana language and culture—Cajun, Creole, Indigenous, and everything else that makes our home so special. We conduct long-form interviews with native speakers of Louisiana French and Creole and leading practitioners of our culture—musicians, chefs, dancers, fishermen, Mardi Gras Indians, and beyond. Watch/listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or louisiane.org. Hosted by Executive Producer Will McGrew with videography by Albaledo Media and production and photography by Ethan Castille.
Les Légumes de la Louisiane | Leçon Lagniappe | Les Aventures de Boudini et Ses Amis Télé-Louisiane 2025-11-14 | Coco nous accueille chez lui pour expliquer les légumes et montrer quelques différences entre les termes utilisés en français louisianais et ceux employés ailleurs dans le monde francophone.
La Reine Malheureuse | Les Aventures de Boudini et Ses Amis S2E6 Télé-Louisiane 2025-11-14 | Boudini essaie d’avertir T-Boy du danger, mais celui-ci reste déterminé à sauver l’ébullition d’écrevisses annuelle du festival. Heureusement, un vieil ami de Boudini est présent et aide la bande lorsque les choses tournent mal. Dans cette finale de saison, Boudini et ses amis apprennent les conséquences d’une ambition excessive.
L’Adoration, pas la Destruction | Les Aventures de Boudini et Ses Amis S2E5 Télé-Louisiane 2025-11-14 | T-Boy arrive au festival pour annoncer que des écrevisses seront servies comme chaque année, mais il est interrompu par le maire du Lac Bijou, Hélaire LeMaire, inquiet et hésitant. Sans que T-Boy le sache, un plan contre son projet est déjà en préparation. Le musicien et producteur Chris Stafford apparaît dans un rôle posthume comme l’assistant de la Reine des Écrevisses.
T’es Là Pour Nous Aider | Les Aventures de Boudini et Ses Amis S2E4 Télé-Louisiane 2025-11-14 | T-Boy manque de confiance en lui et Boudini et Coco essaient de lui remonter le moral. Même s’il apprécie leur soutien, il cherche encore plus de reconnaissance. Par hasard, l’une de ses nouvelles inventions pourrait l’aider à se faire remarquer au Festival de Musique et de Magie. L’éducatrice et animatrice louisianaise Valerie Broussard Boston fait ses débuts comme antagoniste de la saison.
Les Fruits de la Louisiane | Leçon Lagniappe | Les Aventures de Boudini et Ses Amis Télé-Louisiane 2025-11-13 | Coco le Cocodrie nous jase des fruits qu’on trouve ici chez nous-autres et ailleurs dans le monde francophone. Il explique comment leurs noms changent d’un pays à l’autre, et même d’un bayou à l’autre, avec cette petite saveur louisianaise qui fait sourire.
Le Duel de Magie | Les Aventures de Boudini et Ses Amis S2E3 Télé-Louisiane 2025-11-13 | En arrivant au Festival de Musique et de Magie du Lac Bijou, Boudini tombe nez à nez avec un ancien camarade de classe qu’il n’a pas vu depuis belle lurette. Son numéro principal se transforme malgré lui en duel magique digne d’une veillée de village. Le musicien cajun et animateur Blake Miller joue le rôle du magicien rival — et ça chauffe sur la scène !
Toujours Vérifier Avec Tes Amis | Les Aventures de Boudini et Ses Amis S2E2 Télé-Louisiane 2025-11-13 | Lala le Lapin se régale en regardant la télévision de Colinda pendant qu’elle range ses provisions. Une petite émission en pâte à modeler, pleine de couleurs vives, capte toute son attention… mais Colinda a ses propres idées pour mettre le lapin à l’épreuve ! Pendant ce temps-là, Boudini reçoit une nouvelle qui fait battre son cœur un peu plus vite, et T-Boy se bat — encore — avec la ligne téléphonique capricieuse de Colinda.
Un Portrait dun de Mes Ancêtres | Les Aventures de Boudini et Ses Amis S2E1 Télé-Louisiane 2025-11-13 | Quand Coco se rend compte qu’il ne connaît presque rien de son histoire familiale, ça lui travaille le cœur. T-Boy — toujours paré à donner un coup de main — fait appel à son amie Mazie, une paléontologue de la communauté amérindienne de Pointe-au-Chien. Ensemble, ils mélangent leurs connaissances pour aider Coco à découvrir ses racines.
Dustin Dale Gaspard on Singing in Cajun French on The Voice | Watch at Louisiane.org Télé-Louisiane 2025-11-12 | ...
The Most Cajun Place in the World?: Crawfish Haven in Vermilion Parish Télé-Louisiane 2025-11-05 | ...
