Negotiating the mainstream: The Creoles and Cajuns in Louisiana

This article examines the history and development of Louisiana's native French-speaking communities. It addresses the social and cultural development of Louisiana's Cajuns and Creoles, as well as the linguistic and pedagogical issues involved in the effort to preserve their versions of the French language, especially since the establishment of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana in 1968, which launched the so-called French renaissance movement.