‘It’s really a window to the world:’ West Baton Rouge Museum hosts first French book festival [Video]

PORT ALLEN – On Thursday, students from West and East Baton Rouge parishes visited the West Baton Rouge Museum for My French Book Fest.

This is the first time the festival was held at the West Baton Rouge Museum. It was organized by the Consulate General of France in Louisiana and Villa Albertine and they also worked with the Alliance Française de la Nouvelle-Orléans.

During the festival, students learned about French-influenced music, art and books.

“We kind of think of Louisiana French, what we call Cajun French, as something that’s over with. I really wanted this to happen so people know it’s still around,” West Baton Rouge Museum Educator Andre St. Romain said.

Margaret Marshall is an expert on the French language. At the festival, she showcased a book she co-authored with Evelyne Bornier.

The book is called “Parcours Louisianais” and is a collection of pieces of Louisiana literature spanning a period from the 1680s to 1900. All the literature in the bookis …