James Domengeaux; J.-F. Cormier; Ph. Delarme; Mme Charlotte Borga:

Date: 10 septembre et 1 octobre (no indication of the year/1971 or 1972?)
Programme de la serie : 'La semaine en français' sur les ondes de la radio KPEL chaque dimanche matin à 9:30 AM

0:00 - James Domengeaux, président du CODOFIL going to France with several delegates and Governor Edwards

2:27 - thanking Dr. Delarme for his work in preserving and developing French in Louisiana via these interviews/this radio show
-survival of movement to promote the French language in Louisiana

5:42 - Bilingualism is the goal--in 20 years Louisiana will be completely bilingual
-French education involves language and culture of Louisiana

7:41 - Commercial interests and similarities between Louisiana and Ivory Coast - similar climate, sugar cane industry, Creole French; showing delegates around Acadiana

9:51 - Aristocrats speak French in New England
-In Louisiana, French is spoken and in 20 years, we'll speak like aristocrats according to Jimmy Domengeaux
-discussion of Louisiana French compared to standard French
-nothing wrong with Louisiana French -being able to speak English correctly as well as French correctly like in Canada
-local accent pretty and easy to understand

12:06 - Discussion of George Pompidou. Louisiana will be the first place he visits when he comes to the U.S. Elected in 1969
-Jean Bernard, financial advisor or French president, Nixon and Connelly

14:30 - Professors of French teaching in kindergarten; volunteers from the convent to teach French for a year
-Prime Minister of France will come to Louisiana
-made Louisiana known to the rest of the Francophone world; Domengeaux got the ball rolling with CODOFIL

19:04 - Borga's first visit to Louisiana and happy to hear so many people speaking French
-mission of bilingual education for everyone via twinning cities in the Francophone world or commerce between Francophone countries
-Cajuns being receptive to being reunited with Francophone family; having French take root again in the lives of Louisianians
-Lafayette as sister city to Longueuil, Québec; price a bigger deterrent than distance

24:10 - Discussion of dates of programs to perfect students' French
-foreign exchange programs and their advantages; studies that aren't touched on in France
speaking to university presidents