Gov. Jeff Landry: “French makes Louisiana unique. We must double down to ensure we don’t lose it.“

This exclusive full interview with the 57th Governor of the State of Louisiana, Jeff Landry of St. Martin Parish, aired in the season finale of #LaVeillée on Louisiana Public Broadcasting. For the first time in a public setting, he discusses in depth his relationship to the French language, his Cajun roots, and his policy views on legislation to revitalize our heritage language. / Cette interview exclusive avec le 57e gouverneur de l’État de Louisiane, Jeff Landry de la paroisse de St. Martin, a été diffusée lors de la finale de la saison de #LaVeilléeSurLPB. Pour la première fois dans un lieu public, il discute en profondeur de sa relation avec la langue française, de ses racines cadiennes et de ses opinions politiques sur la législation visant à revitaliser notre langue d’héritage. Editor: Bradley Gueho Managing Editor and Executive Producer: Will McGrew Camera: Drake LeBlanc, Ethan Castille Producer: Caitlin Orgeron Watch the full episode here: A Second Louisiana French Renaissance? | La Veillée After decades of Louisiana French being formally banned in public education, 1968 marked a turning point in our State’s history as laws were passed for the first time to promote French in education and culture. Over 50 years later, there has been a new resurgence of Louisiana French in recent years in education, music, politics, and media, including the launch of La Veillée on LPB in 2022. Do these developments constitute a second Louisiana French Renaissance? We explore what these initiatives mean for the future of Louisiana French in our season 2 finale with two francophone legislators, Senator Jeremy Stine and Representative Dewith Carrier. And in an exclusive interview with Governor Jeff Landry, we discuss what French means to him and how his administration plans to support the revitalization movement. Hosts: Drake LeBlanc, Will McGrew, Caitlin Orgeron Managing Editor and Executive Producer: Will McGrew Editor: Bradley Gueho Camera: Drake LeBlanc, Ethan Castille, Eric Breaux Producer: Caitlin Orgeron LPB Executive Producer: Linda Midgett LPB Editor: Chris LeCoq LPB Producer: Deirdre Peterson