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Kont Kréyol-yé (Creole Folktales) presents historic folktales aside contemporary visual art from Louisiana Creoles. These tales come from an old thesis at Louisiana State University written by Lafayette Jarreau in 1931 called Creole Folklore of Pointe Coupee Parish. According to Jarreau, he spoke (Louisiana) Creole since he was little before he learned to speak mérikin (American, what some Louisiana Creoles refer to as English) and then French. To protect and study his first language, he interviewed various Creoles who lived in both Pointe Coupée and West Baton Rouge Parishes. They told him many tales and stories that one may find in the literary fields of folklore and fantasy. Traditional characters that are part of Louisiana Folklore found in these texts include Bouki, Fifolé, Kokodri, Krapo, Lapin, Néléfan, Torti, Radbwa, and Shévréy. Common themes include love, teasing and jokes, travel, quests and adventures that are full of challenges and lessons for those who listen to or read these tales.