Do people who live in Louisiana still speak French?

There are two different French dialects in Louisiana still— one is Creole, an “old” dialect of French devolved from that spoken by original French colonists in the area. The other is Cajun, a more “bastardized” version of French that was spoken by the Acadians, French settlers in a part of Nova Scotia. read more

Speakers of Louisiana French include not only French Creole people but also the Chitimacha, Houma, Biloxi, Tunica, Choctaw, Cajuns, Acadians and French, among others. Individuals and groups of individuals, through innovation, adaptation and contact, continually influence the French language spoken in Louisiana, sometimes giving it linguistic features found only in Louisiana. read more

Yes, some people still speak French in Louisiana especially in the Acadiana portions of the State (think Lafayette and southern Bayous) area where Cajun French is still spoken as a first language in many families. read more