French President Emanuel Macron visits New Orleans

French President Emmanuel Macron touched down in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Friday, the first French president to visit the former French colony in almost 50 years. Host Carol Hills reports Macron hopes to bolster the future of the French language in Louisiana.

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