dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ˈaɪ, ɪn ɐ ɹɪˈækʃən ɐɡˈɛnst dʒˈɜːməni æz ðɪ ˈɛnəmi, ðə luːˌiːzɪˈænə stˈeɪt lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ pˈæst ˈækt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn: ɪt pɹəhˈɪbɪɾᵻd ˈɔːl ɛkspɹˈɛʃənz ʌv dʒˈɜːmən kˈʌltʃɚ ænd hˈɛɹɪɾɪdʒ ɪnðə stˈeɪt, ɪspˈɛʃəli ðə pɹˈɪntᵻd ɔːɹ spˈoʊkən jˈuːs ʌvðə dʒˈɜːmən lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ.
During World War I, in a reaction against Germany as the enemy, the Louisiana state legislature passed Act 114: it prohibited all expressions of German culture and heritage in the state, especially the printed or spoken use of the German language.