Nous.
@nousfnd.bsky.social
We are the New Orleans Foundation for Francophone Cultures. On adore créer et on le fait avec style. Come say bonjour in the Vieux Carré.
Michelin just published a new guide on New Orleans — and we’ve got to love it. Many thanks to Michelin and New Orleans & Co for developing this beautiful project. And guess what: our house is on the cover.
tinyurl.com/4zxm7x45
tinyurl.com/4zxm7x45
No restaurant stars yet, but Michelin has a New Orleans guide, all in French. Here's a peek
The Michelin guide has a new travel book on New Orleans in French for international travelers.
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January 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Michelin just published a new guide on New Orleans — and we’ve got to love it. Many thanks to Michelin and New Orleans & Co for developing this beautiful project. And guess what: our house is on the cover.
tinyurl.com/4zxm7x45
tinyurl.com/4zxm7x45
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Join us tomorrow at 7pm for music and conversation exploring the legacies of Haitian music, language, and politics in New Orleans!
@benjaminbarson.bsky.social joined by #LeylaMcCall, and @brucesunpiebarnes.bsky.social & the Louisiana Sunspots.
#TulaneLiberalArts #BKHouseNOLA @nousfnd.bsky.social
@benjaminbarson.bsky.social joined by #LeylaMcCall, and @brucesunpiebarnes.bsky.social & the Louisiana Sunspots.
#TulaneLiberalArts #BKHouseNOLA @nousfnd.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Join us tomorrow at 7pm for music and conversation exploring the legacies of Haitian music, language, and politics in New Orleans!
@benjaminbarson.bsky.social joined by #LeylaMcCall, and @brucesunpiebarnes.bsky.social & the Louisiana Sunspots.
#TulaneLiberalArts #BKHouseNOLA @nousfnd.bsky.social
@benjaminbarson.bsky.social joined by #LeylaMcCall, and @brucesunpiebarnes.bsky.social & the Louisiana Sunspots.
#TulaneLiberalArts #BKHouseNOLA @nousfnd.bsky.social
Bonjour tout le monde, as our city thaws out, you won’t want to miss Pattern Recognition: Recognizing Ourselves and Others Inside the Indigenous Community, taking place January 28 at 6:30-8:30 at Dillard University (Professional Schools & Sciences Building, room 131).
January 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Bonjour tout le monde, as our city thaws out, you won’t want to miss Pattern Recognition: Recognizing Ourselves and Others Inside the Indigenous Community, taking place January 28 at 6:30-8:30 at Dillard University (Professional Schools & Sciences Building, room 131).
Join us in celebrating Benjamin Barson's new book, Brassroots Democracy: Maroon Ecologies and the Jazz Commons at the BK House. The evening will blend music and conversation exploring the legacies of Haitian music, language, and politics in New Orleans with Creole music by Leyla McCalla and Sunpie.
January 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Join us in celebrating Benjamin Barson's new book, Brassroots Democracy: Maroon Ecologies and the Jazz Commons at the BK House. The evening will blend music and conversation exploring the legacies of Haitian music, language, and politics in New Orleans with Creole music by Leyla McCalla and Sunpie.
January 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Félicitations à notre cofondateur Scott Tilton, roi de la parade de Jeanne d’Arc, qui ouvre chaque année la saison du carnaval !
January 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Félicitations à notre cofondateur Scott Tilton, roi de la parade de Jeanne d’Arc, qui ouvre chaque année la saison du carnaval !
December 31, 2024 at 10:04 PM
“All I want for Christmas is… Nous!” Merci bcp to @jakeclapp.bsky.social for this article in Gambit. We appreciate the deep dive into our mission, vision, and impact. Get your edition of Gambit in stores around New Orleans (Scrim is with a Santa hat on the cover, y’all).
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December 23, 2024 at 6:27 PM
“All I want for Christmas is… Nous!” Merci bcp to @jakeclapp.bsky.social for this article in Gambit. We appreciate the deep dive into our mission, vision, and impact. Get your edition of Gambit in stores around New Orleans (Scrim is with a Santa hat on the cover, y’all).
tinyurl.com/43fk7h2f
tinyurl.com/43fk7h2f
Un grand ciel bleu et du jazz commencent les fêtes à la Nouvelle-Orléans
#nolasky #livemusic #neworleans
#nolasky #livemusic #neworleans
December 19, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Un grand ciel bleu et du jazz commencent les fêtes à la Nouvelle-Orléans
#nolasky #livemusic #neworleans
#nolasky #livemusic #neworleans
Gratte-ciels perdus dans la brume. Un regard dans le passé.
Skyscrapers covered by the fog. A look back in time.
#nolasky #photography #NewOrleans
Skyscrapers covered by the fog. A look back in time.
#nolasky #photography #NewOrleans
December 17, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Gratte-ciels perdus dans la brume. Un regard dans le passé.
Skyscrapers covered by the fog. A look back in time.
#nolasky #photography #NewOrleans
Skyscrapers covered by the fog. A look back in time.
#nolasky #photography #NewOrleans
Kings & Queens (& Joan of Arc). Last night, our cofounder Scott Tilton was crowned King of the Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc. Each year, Twelfth Night (January 6) marks the beginning of Mardi Gras season and the Krewe of Jeanne d’Arc opens the season in style with a sumptuous parade in the Vieux Carré.
December 10, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Kings & Queens (& Joan of Arc). Last night, our cofounder Scott Tilton was crowned King of the Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc. Each year, Twelfth Night (January 6) marks the beginning of Mardi Gras season and the Krewe of Jeanne d’Arc opens the season in style with a sumptuous parade in the Vieux Carré.
We had the honor to conduct research at the Library of Congress for our Musique(s) project. With the support of the American Folklife Center, we went through numerous archives, including amazing recordings conducted by John Lomax in the 1930s. See y’all this spring for the release of Musique(s).
December 6, 2024 at 4:36 PM
We had the honor to conduct research at the Library of Congress for our Musique(s) project. With the support of the American Folklife Center, we went through numerous archives, including amazing recordings conducted by John Lomax in the 1930s. See y’all this spring for the release of Musique(s).
Bonjour DC! Our team is at the Library of Congress doing research for our project on Louisiana music. Check out this blues song, ‘Un té pas gain de l’air’, recorded in 1934 by John Lomax and sung by Edier Segura in Louisiana Creole (Kouri-vini).
#nolasky #languages #creole
#nolasky #languages #creole
December 5, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Bonjour DC! Our team is at the Library of Congress doing research for our project on Louisiana music. Check out this blues song, ‘Un té pas gain de l’air’, recorded in 1934 by John Lomax and sung by Edier Segura in Louisiana Creole (Kouri-vini).
#nolasky #languages #creole
#nolasky #languages #creole
We have a lot to give thanks for here at Nous, including to the amazingly talented Chasah & Charliese West, our 2023 Le Lab laureates. We co-produced Héritage, in English & Louisiana Creole, last year, and it was recently featured at the Festival International du Film Panafricain de Cannes. Bravo !
November 26, 2024 at 4:59 PM
We have a lot to give thanks for here at Nous, including to the amazingly talented Chasah & Charliese West, our 2023 Le Lab laureates. We co-produced Héritage, in English & Louisiana Creole, last year, and it was recently featured at the Festival International du Film Panafricain de Cannes. Bravo !
Night in the upper French Quarter, New Orleans
November 23, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Bravo to Cory St. Ewart for this fantastic interview with KLFY. We’re proud to work with Cory on Évangeline (screened Saturday at the Acadiana Center for the Arts) and on our new documentary, Musique(s)!. Collaboration and creativity create culture - en français. Mais oui!
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tinyurl.com/zzvxc7wk
UL Lafayette alumnus to show new short film this weekend at Acadiana Center for the Arts
The Southern Screen Festival is an annual event that brings together emerging and established filmmakers to showcase their work. One of the filmmakers highlighted this year is a University of Louis…
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November 22, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Bravo to Cory St. Ewart for this fantastic interview with KLFY. We’re proud to work with Cory on Évangeline (screened Saturday at the Acadiana Center for the Arts) and on our new documentary, Musique(s)!. Collaboration and creativity create culture - en français. Mais oui!
tinyurl.com/zzvxc7wk
tinyurl.com/zzvxc7wk
La Nouvelle-Orléans est une ville qui apprécie l'imperfection mais comprend la beauté 🧚♂️
New Orleans is a city that appreciates imperfection but understands beauty 🫶
#nolasky #photography
New Orleans is a city that appreciates imperfection but understands beauty 🫶
#nolasky #photography
November 21, 2024 at 10:02 PM
La Nouvelle-Orléans est une ville qui apprécie l'imperfection mais comprend la beauté 🧚♂️
New Orleans is a city that appreciates imperfection but understands beauty 🫶
#nolasky #photography
New Orleans is a city that appreciates imperfection but understands beauty 🫶
#nolasky #photography
Musique(s)! A documentary celebrating Louisiana’s music in French & Creole — with a stunning lineup (Sweet Crude, Louis Michot, Leyla McCalla, Les Cenelles, Sunpie, and the Baby Dolls!). Merci to the Library of Congress & Create Louisiana. Coming 2025. #nolasky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOPs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOPs...
Musiques Trailer
YouTube video by Autumn Palen
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November 21, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Musique(s)! A documentary celebrating Louisiana’s music in French & Creole — with a stunning lineup (Sweet Crude, Louis Michot, Leyla McCalla, Les Cenelles, Sunpie, and the Baby Dolls!). Merci to the Library of Congress & Create Louisiana. Coming 2025. #nolasky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOPs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOPs...
#TBT to our Haiti-Louisiana: Tides of Freedom exhibit (co-curated with Max Jean-Louis). Bringing together 20 Louisiana & Haitian artists, the exhibit opened at our cultural center in the French Quarter and then was displayed at the United Nations in NYC.
Poster ft artwork by Patricia Brintle 🇭🇹
Poster ft artwork by Patricia Brintle 🇭🇹
November 21, 2024 at 2:15 PM
#TBT to our Haiti-Louisiana: Tides of Freedom exhibit (co-curated with Max Jean-Louis). Bringing together 20 Louisiana & Haitian artists, the exhibit opened at our cultural center in the French Quarter and then was displayed at the United Nations in NYC.
Poster ft artwork by Patricia Brintle 🇭🇹
Poster ft artwork by Patricia Brintle 🇭🇹
Louisiana French and Creole have been spoken for over 300 years. Connecting to our region’s shared history, culture, and addressing its present challenges requires a concerted reinvestment in transmitting these languages for a new generation. Here’s an overview of why it’s important:
November 20, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Louisiana French and Creole have been spoken for over 300 years. Connecting to our region’s shared history, culture, and addressing its present challenges requires a concerted reinvestment in transmitting these languages for a new generation. Here’s an overview of why it’s important:
This past Tuesday, we had the honor of being a part of the Champs Elysées Film Festival’s US Tour where we were thrilled to have shared such diverse French cinema such as Sirènes and Habibi. Huge thanks to everyone who joined us for this special evening — we love (and share) your love for cinema!
November 18, 2024 at 8:27 PM
This past Tuesday, we had the honor of being a part of the Champs Elysées Film Festival’s US Tour where we were thrilled to have shared such diverse French cinema such as Sirènes and Habibi. Huge thanks to everyone who joined us for this special evening — we love (and share) your love for cinema!
Merci Fox 8 for covering the exciting possibility of a new French immersion school opening in the French Quarter. Our Director, Scott Tilton, spoke about a budding French renaissance in the heart of the city - félicitations to LFNO and their world-class education en français.
tinyurl.com/3mpfttxv
tinyurl.com/3mpfttxv
Lycée Français could become only school in French Quarter, occupying ‘Little Red Schoolhouse’ building
“We definitely think a French-immersion school in the Quarter would bring a ton of value.”
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November 18, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Merci Fox 8 for covering the exciting possibility of a new French immersion school opening in the French Quarter. Our Director, Scott Tilton, spoke about a budding French renaissance in the heart of the city - félicitations to LFNO and their world-class education en français.
tinyurl.com/3mpfttxv
tinyurl.com/3mpfttxv
Allô ! On est le Fonds néo-orléanais pour les cultures francophones et on soutient la revitalisation du français et du créole en Louisiane.
November 14, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Allô ! On est le Fonds néo-orléanais pour les cultures francophones et on soutient la revitalisation du français et du créole en Louisiane.
Salut les amis ! Quick overview of some of our exciting programs and activities we are working on:
November 14, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Salut les amis ! Quick overview of some of our exciting programs and activities we are working on: