1.8 d. Old State Capitol
The Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge is now a museum.
The Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge is now a museum.
The current Louisiana State Capitol is the tallest capitol building in the United States.
This historic building in New Orleans has played an important role in Louisiana’s government and is now a museum.
Recipes for this baked dessert can turn stale bread into a delicious treat.
People of the Tchefuncte, Marksville, Troyville, and Coles Creek cultures lived in Louisiana during the Woodland period.
During the Archaic period, people from the Evans culture built large mounds made of dirt.
People from the Clovis culture and San Patrice culture were some of Louisiana’s earliest inhabitants.
People of the Plaquemine, Caddo, and Mississippian cultures lived in Louisiana between 300 and 800 years ago during a time known as the Mississippi period.
In colonial Louisiana free people of color developed thriving communities and had access to privileges that enslaved people did not.
Enslaved Africans and people of African descent played key roles in nearly every aspect of the development of Louisiana.
The Chitimacha Tribe is the only federally recognized tribe in Louisiana to still occupy part of its ancestral territory.
By the end of Spanish rule, Louisiana was a stable colonial outpost.
This entry covers the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and the period of territorial governance that followed until Louisiana became a state in 1812.
In 1873 white Louisianans responded to Reconstruction policies with violence, resulting in a massacre that claimed as many as 150 lives.
Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Dunbar-Hunter Expedition to explore and document the lower regions of the Louisiana Territory.
Caesar Carpentier “C. C.” Antoine served as Louisiana’s lieutenant governor from 1873 to 1877.
The Standard Oil Company of Louisiana transformed Baton Rouge but found a political opponent in Huey P. Long.
During World War I, the federal government expanded its power and reach, while social and cultural movements transformed the world in which most Americans, including Louisianans, lived.
Corrupt democratic politician Leander Perez Sr., a staunch segregationist, served as a district judge, district attorney, and president of the Plaquemines Parish Commission Council.
While the oil and gas industry has helped grow Louisiana’s economy, it has also created significant environmental challenges.
The French Civil Code of 1804 standardized civil law in France, becoming a model legal framework for jurisdictions around the world, including Louisiana.
This distinct form of government exists in more than half of Louisiana’s parishes.
The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is the largest of four federally recognized tribal governments in Louisiana.
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe is one of only four American Indian groups in Louisiana recognized by the federal government.
Celebrating Louisiana Musical Legends in the Classroom
Celebrating Louisiana Musical Legends in the Classroom
Celebrating Louisiana Musical Legends in the Classroom
Celebrating Louisiana Musical Legends in the Classroom
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