In our Cajun French Facebook group, and through requests made on this blog, I’m seeing a strong desire for people to reconnect with the Cajun French language.  In addition to speaking the language, people are excited to learn how to read and write it as well.  There are several great resources for learning Cajun French, [...]

I can vividly remember the sounds of my Grandparents speaking Cajun French to each other.  Like many people of their generation who were taught that Cajun French was spoken by the lower class, they decided not to teach my parents how to speak  the language.  Being the major cornerstone of our culture, this presented quite [...]

When I was younger, my PaPaw used to tell me that I was French Indian. He used to say the Cajun culture in general was a mixture of the two. I was little… that was good enough for me. It made sense, but now I question the simplicity of the statement. [...]

Everyone’s got a good story… Whether it be about Boudreax and Thibedeaux, or PaMaw’s secret to perfectly seasoned and smoked Andouille, we encourage you to share your Cajun French experiences. Email your story to josh@cajunfrench.us. We’ll have a quick look, and post it as soon as possible. Each story you submit [...]

If you are a Cajun French baby boomer, or younger generation, it’s likely that you grew up with parents or grandparents who spoke the Cajun French Language. Chances are you grew up like me and were exposed to much of this language. I can remember hearing them speak and wishing I understood what [...]