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Oldest recordings of Louisiana Creole rediscovered in Indiana
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Oldest recordings of Louisiana Creole rediscovered in Indiana

So: more than 90 years after linguist Lorenzo Dow Turner recorded Louisiana Creole speakers, his remarkable audio has resurfaced in an Indiana archive. Made in 1935 on aluminum discs, these are now the oldest known recordings of authentic Louisiana Creole. The interviews capture people sharing memories and stories in a language shaped by French and West African influences, and now spoken natively by only a few thousand people. Researchers and Creole descendants are drawing on this rediscovery to help preserve and revive a precious part of Louisiana’s history.
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