Episode 3: Zines for Language Revival

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Erin Segura teaches Louisiana French, makes zines to commemorate major life events, and is a total badass.

Our guest this episode is Erin Segura (she/her). Erin teaches Louisiana French at LSU, and is doing fun and exciting things with zines and language revitalization.

In this episode, we hear about Louisiana French Oral Histories, the role of zines in documenting Louisiana rural life (with a special shoutout to Prairie Des Femmes, the use of zines for grieving, and how much we all love Charis Books and More.

Erin also tells us the history of Louisiana French, and the current efforts to keep the language going.

Keep an eye on Louisiana French on Instagram for updates on student zines!


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