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What the New Pope and I Have in Common - MSN
Creoles, a Louisiana amalgam of African, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Native peoples, have long occupied a singular and little-noticed place (that is, little-noticed outside Louisiana) in ...
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Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born, has ties to New Orleans. What to know about Robert Prevost - MSN
The first American-born pope has been chosen, and Pope Leo XIV was found to have roots in Louisiana. Find out about pope's French Creole descent.
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Listen to Mick Jagger Sing First-Ever French Creole Song on the Rolling Stones’ Tribute to Zydeco Pioneer Clifton Chenier
"I’d never heard the accordion in the blues before," said Mick Jagger upon hearing zydeco music for the first time.
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Does Pope Leo XIV have ties to Louisiana? What one historian found
Find out about pope's French Creole descent. The first American-born pope has been chosen, and Pope Leo XIV was found to have roots in Louisiana. Find out about pope's French Creole descent.
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Louisiana Creole is enjoying a modest revival - The Economist
Taalib Pierre-Auguste, a 20-year-old from Ascension Parish, lobbies lawmakers to back French and Creole projects. The first indigenous French-immersion school opened this fall.