The Daily Advertiser invited three local residents, who call themselves Creole, to write essays on the subject. Rebecca Henry, founder and director of the Creole Heritage Museum, Opelousas Creole. Is ...

French Tables are plentiful in the area. Like French Immersion in our schools and Cajun food at home or in a restaurant, you can find a time and place to enhance your French language pretty much ...

And now a few words about the something extra called lagniappe (“lan-yap”). Lagniappe is a Creole word that describes the tradition of merchants adding a gift, a bonus for a customer’s purchase.

The use of French and Creole in Louisiana has been on the decline for decades, although a number of initiatives and organizations are attempting to slow the slide and preserve the state’s unique ...