The use of French and Creole in Louisiana has been on the decline for decades, although a number of initiatives and organizations are attempting to slow the slide and preserve the state’s unique ...

As a music genre, Creole music is diverse in style and rhythms, running from the infectious Bouyon and Cadence-Lypso from Dominica to Haitian Kompas and French Antillean Zouk. Several other musical ...

The old Creole song “Chère, mo lemmé toi” is a sweet love song, if a little dramatic. In English, the tune’s first verse ends simply as the singer says, “With all my heart, I love you,” before the ...