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United States: discovering Louisiana and its French heritage
The 13 Heures takes you to Louisiana in the southern United States. This territory is steeped in French culture. Moreover, many French people have decided to settle there.
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The 13 Heures takes you to Louisiana in the southern United States. This territory is steeped in French culture. Moreover, many French people have decided to settle there.
At the mouth of the Mississippi River delta, we find an American city like no other: New Orleans, Louisiana (United States). The low houses that make it up date from French colonization. The city’s French quarter is no secret to Jérémy, who left his city of Nantes in 2009 to live here. By day, he guides French-speaking tourists through the streets of the city. Here, the French, Creole and African-American cultural mix gave rise to jazz.
To teach French
An hour from New Orleans, Larose (Louisiana) also cultivates its French heritage. Patrice has lived there for 22 years. He is a teacher there and must arouse children’s enthusiasm for French, which is only declining in Louisiana. “To bring this link to the past, to their ancestors and their culture, it’s very rewarding for them and for me,” assures the schoolmaster.
