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Les articles de La Filière Louisiane sont publiés grâce à un partenariat entre Astheure et Les Carnets Nord/Sud, blogue de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en études acadiennes et transnationales (CRÉAcT) de l’Université Sainte-Anne. Cette… Continue reading la déclaration d’indépendance linguistique – Joseph Dunn
les weeds est partout le galerie a cassé le porte et la chassis est open je connais pas dire falling down say croolay ? c’est pas comme ça mon grandmère said it il était une fois le français en louisiana Continue reading il était une fois le français en louisiana
We’re visiting 4 Louisiana soldiers today. That’s what they call it here … not “seeing a grave,” but “visiting a soldier.” A lot of people come to see them. About 1,300,000 a year… more than 3,500 people every day that … Continue reading omaha beach, october 2012
I’m working remotely at the Starbucks in Hammond this morning, sitting with my computer at the big table near the door. I noticed him as soon as he shuffled in, the bent old man with the WW2 cap pulled low … Continue reading j.c.
When I moved my family back to Greensburg from the big city 4 years ago, EVERYBODY asked if I was crazy. Our friends in New Orleans queried, “Greensburg… is that in Mississippi ?” Friends and family in Greensburg asked,“What could … Continue reading how it began
One thing I love about the human experience is that somewhere, somebody is fascinated by something that we take for granted. Cows and land, for instance. Having grown up in the city, the girl I would marry told me she … Continue reading shaking the jug
The 1930s were hard times for most people. The Great Depression forced millions of Americans out of work, out of their homes and into soup lines. Here in Louisiana, Huey P. Long was governor, (and later senator) and his eyes … Continue reading a chicken in every pot
OK, I’ll admit that I’m not the most consistent columnist in the world. I have been asked in the grocery, at the gas station and yes, even at McKneely’s, “When are you going to write another story for the Echo?” … Continue reading travels
La Louisiane évoque plein d’images… les bayous, les cocodries, les écrevisses, le jazz, les Cadiens. Mais les idées reçues cachent souvent une réalité beaucoup plus intéressante que les clichés. Fondée comme colonie française en 1699, cédée à l’Espagne en 1762, … Continue reading à propos de la louisiane
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