Barry Jean Ancelet is a native Louisiana French-speaking Cajun, born in Church Point and raised in Lafayette. He has published articles and books on various aspects of Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole cultures and languages, including Cajun and Creole Music Makers, Cajun Country, Cajun Music: Origins and Development, and Cajun and Creole Folktales. He has also contributed to numerous documentary films, including Against the Tide.

SCHEDULE

1 PM – 1:30 PM
Senate Committee Room A
Book Talk
Tout Bec Doux

2:15 PM – 3 PM
House Committee Room 1
Book Talk
Dictionary of Louisiana French

Book Signing
3:15 PM – 4 PM

Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in
Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities