Cajun French is a unique dialect only found in a small region of the world. Its influence can be heard in Southeast Texas music and even seen as the names of many local streets. However, Cajun ...

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.

Teaching children about Cajun culture is what the Cajun French Music Association wants to bring to the ... the food, the music, the language, the religion, and the religious aspect of the holiday,” ...

and that's where Cajun French comes from. There's also Creole, which was in part created by enslaved Africans. Native people also learned the language and made it their own. CHRISTINE VERDIN ...