Please join the Bayou Culture Collaborative for our April 25, 2025 gathering of people and organizations focused on preserving Louisiana’s heritage and examining the effects of land loss on local culture.

Christine Verdin, director of École Pointe-au-Chien, will discuss the importance of French in Louisiana and the goals of École Pointe-au-Chien, the first French Immersion School in Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes. Christine will also discuss the day-to-day operations of the school, including French curriculum and daily schedules.

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When: Friday, April 25, 2025 from noon to 1:30 p.m. Central

Speaker: Christine Verdin, Director of École Pointe-au-Chien

Title: “Reviving our French Language”

Where: Via Zoom, free

The Louisiana Folklore Society offers these gatherings to share perspectives on the human dimension of coastal land loss. In partnership with the Center for Bayou Studies at Nicholls State Univ. and the South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center, the Bayou Culture Gatherings are supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Louisiana Division of the Arts, the Office of Cultural Development and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, and the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program.

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For more information, contact the BCC at bayouculturecollaborative@gmail.com.