Place Names
Place names in Louisiana French usually differ from those in International French. For instance, locales named for American Indian tribes usually use the plural article (les) before the name, instead of the masculine or feminine singular article (le/la). Likewise, movement towards those locations necessitates the plural – aux – before the place name.
In informal Louisiana French, most US states and countries are pronounced in English and therefore require no article (California, Texas, Florida, New York, New Mexico, Colorado, Mexico, Belgium, Morocco, Lebanon, etc.).
In formal Louisiana French, prefixed articles are absent, however the names of the states and countries usually are in French (Californie, Texas, Floride, Belgique, Liban).
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