FORT SMITH -- A former educator is teaching people of all ages how to speak French. Bethany Meadows didn't grow up speaking another language until she took a French class in high school. She said her ...
Inside a small school down the bayou, southwest of New Orleans, two second-graders sit at a table covered with flash cards. Juliet and Lana attend École Pointe-au-Chien, a new public French immersion ...
Most Louisianans no longer speak French but more and more schools in the state are teaching it. One small school, southwest of New Orleans, is immersing students in the state's local dialects.