Louisiana State Museum
He Showed Us What Carnival’s For
A new exhibition at the New Orleans Jazz Museum celebrates Professor Longhair’s Centennial
Coastal
Ghosts of the Gulf
Current Issue
The Queen Bee of Louisiana Politics & the Misinterpretation of Nice
Coastal
Nurturing the Lower 9
Magazine
Coastal
Nurturing the Lower 9
A complicated tangle of public and private property ownership stymies restoration efforts for Bayou Bienvenue
Parish Spotlight
Byway Blues
Mable John and the power of home
Geographer's Space
Gretna’s Mechanickham
A possible origin of its name
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Cinema on the Bayou
Win two all-access passes to Louisiana's second-oldest film festival, happening January 23-30 in Lafayette
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Honoring Caesar Vincent
Lafayette's Festivals Acadiens et Créoles honors Caesar Vincent
Interview
Past and Present Jazzfest Through the Lens of Ben Sandmel
Sandmel has been working with Jazzfest for 36 years and has the stories to prove it
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5 Things You Didn't Know About Congo Square
From the birth of jazz to the commercialization of Voodoo, Congo Square has had a lot to do with shaping New Orleans culture
Encyclopedia
Sports & Recreation
New Orleans Saints
When it was aired, the New Orleans Saints Super Bowl victory in 2010 was the most-watched television broadcast in history, drawing more than 153 million viewers.
Architecture
A. Hays Town
A talented and prolific Louisiana architect, A. Hays Town shaped the residential architecture in mid-to late twentieth-century Louisiana.
History
African Americans in the Civil War
Louisiana's African Americans, both freed and enslaved, played critical roles in the Civil War.
Literature
Cammie Garrett Henry
Cammie Henry played a central role in Louisiana's artistic and literary communities, as both a patron of the arts and preservationist.
Education
Current Issue
Lin-Manuel Miranda Gives 1,600 Copies of New Garfield Book to PRIME TIME Family Reading Participants
The books will be donated to families attending more than eighty PRIME TIME programs across nine states in Fall 2018
Education
Aunt Dorothy's Teacher Toolkit
First Lady Donna Edwards, LEH, and Louisiana's regional arts councils partner to support arts education.
Government & Politics
World War II
Like the rest of the nation, Louisiana experienced many changes during World War II. Federal spending during the war helped boost the state's economy from its agricultural collapse following World War I, and new employment opportunities proliferate.
History
French Colonial Louisiana
The period of French colonial control of Louisiana dates from 1682 to 1800.
