The New Orleans Foundation for Francophone Cultures (Nous) has launched its new grant program called the Dr. Homer J. Dupuy ...

Robert Francis Prevost, the newly appointed Catholic leader who took the name Pope Leo XIV, has a surprising connection to a Louisiana community with unique origins in the United States. The ...

The new pope is of Louisiana Creole descent, and according to one genealogist, that will put a global spotlight on the Creole people and their mixed ancestry. Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost ...

The exhibit “Rooted in Faith: Pope Leo XIV’s Louisiana Lineage” is now open to the public. NEW ORLEANS — When white smoke was ...

Discover Louisiana’s iconic Creole and Cajun restaurants where locals and visitors alike drive from far away for bold, ...

French Ambassador Laurent Bili visited Acadiana to celebrate Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole culture, urging locals to “Lâche ...

The simplest distinction starts with geography. Cajun cuisine grew from rural communities, designed for one-pot cooking and ...

In 2018, Louisiana became the first U.S. state to join l’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), a global organization of more than 90 countries, governments and states united by French ...

Louisiana is a rich state of mixed-race people. Wendy A. Gaudin, a California native and descendant of Louisiana Creoles, approaches the complex tapestry of what it means to be Afro-Creole in ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (WAFB) - The unique language, music, and culture of Creole Louisiana is the focus of a museum in an area of Lafayette known as Freetown. Erica Fox is a musician and artist who helped ...

This past summer, volunteering at a Louisiana Creole language immersion camp, Henry Johnson heard a lullaby that stirred a memory. In the memory, he was 3 years old, gathered with cousins and ...