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.
This spicy sauce is made in Louisiana and sold around the world.
Recipes for this baked dessert can turn stale bread into a delicious treat.
This historic building in New Orleans has played an important role in Louisiana’s government and is now a museum.
Poverty Point in Louisiana, one of the most significant archaeological sites in in the world, dates to 3,500 years and represents the largest, most complex settlement of its kind in North America.
During the Archaic period, people from the Evans culture built large mounds made of dirt.
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.
By studying artifacts, archaeologists know that people were in Louisiana at least 13,000 years ago.
The era of French control over Louisiana was marked by many challenges, including hurricanes and conflicts with Native American groups like the Natchez.
The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso traded the colony of Louisiana from Spain back to France and played a role in the events that led to the Louisiana Purchase.
The Acadians, ancestors of present-day Cajuns, were people of French ancestry who settled in what is now Canada before migrating to Louisiana.
Enslaved Africans and people of African descent played key roles in nearly every aspect of the development of Louisiana.
The Neutral Strip existed outside the governance of either the United States or Spain until 1821.
Louisiana native Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a prominent Confederate general.
The Caddo people, who began to inhabit the Red River valley approximately 2,500 years ago, were eventually pushed out of their traditional territory by Anglo-American immigrants.
The capture of Port Hudson in Louisiana gave Union forces control of the Mississippi River and was a significant turning point in the Civil War.
Louisiana hurricanes have played an essential role in the state’s history as recorded from colonization through the present.
When Hurricane Camille made landfall in 1969, it devastated communities and caused widespread damage to Louisiana’s oil and gas infrastructure.
The Great Flood of 1927 inundated more than ten thousand square miles across twenty Louisiana parishes and left tens of thousands of Louisianans without shelter.
More than two thousand people across South Louisiana lost their lives in the Cheniere Caminada Hurricane, making it one of Louisiana’s deadliest storms.
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe is one of only four American Indian groups in Louisiana recognized by the federal government.
The French Civil Code of 1804 standardized civil law in France, becoming a model legal framework for jurisdictions around the world, including Louisiana.
The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is the largest of four federally recognized tribal governments in Louisiana.
This distinct form of government exists in more than half of Louisiana’s parishes.
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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