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Louisiana Joins La Francophonie
by Clément Thiery
October 11, 2018

It’s official! The American state has joined the International Organization of La Francophonie (IOF) as an observer member. Its application was accepted on Thursday, October 11, by the organization’s member states at a summit in Erevan, Armenia.

The 54 full member states and governments of the IOF made a unanimous decision at the 17th summit of La Francophonie. According to Bertin Leblanc, the spokesperson for the organization, “In La Francophonie, decisions are made by consensus. We don’t vote.” Louisiana is home to almost 250,000 Francophones, has 5,000 students enrolled in French-English dual-language programs, and has now joined the IOF along with Ireland, Gambia, and Malta.

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Visit the International Organization of La Francophonie's website at https://www.francophonie.org/Welcome-to-the-International.html