What does New Orleans sound like?
For decades, one answer has been the “Yat,” an accent born in the city’s working class neighborhoods and shaped by the people who call them home.
But now linguists say the “Yat” dialect is fading.
Jenna Ross and I spent time this year exploring the areas where the “Yat” accent thrives and meeting the people preserving the dialect. Watch my documentary below, or click here. To read the full story by Jenna Ross, click here.