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Little has been written about Louisiana French literature, particularly in the areas of Creole and Cajun studies. This presentation will focus on excerpts from Parcours Louisianais: Panorama de la littérature francophone de Louisiane de ses origines à 1900, Volume I which reflect the diversity of voices in French present throughout Louisiana’s history: men and women, explorers, early political leaders, Native Americans, Blacks and Creoles. These voices are represented in the many genres that make up the fabric of Louisiana literature in French: poems, fables, tales, novels, song lyrics and historical texts. A sampling of texts written in Louisiana French and in Kouri-Vini will highlight the richness of this period’s history, culture, literature and language. This power point presentation will be in English with texts in Louisiana French and Kouri-Vini.