African Slavery in French Colonial Louisiana
Enslaved Africans and people of African descent played key roles in nearly every aspect of the development of Louisiana.
Erin M. Greenwald
An Ignominious Anniversary
2019 marks three hundred years since the arrival of the first slave ships in Louisiana
Banknote Bonanza
An exhibit surveys pre-Civil War currency in America with a special focus on Louisiana
Changing Course for the Tricentennial
NOMA awarded Museum Exhibition of the Year
French Colonial Louisiana
The era of French control over Louisiana was marked by many challenges, including hurricanes and conflicts with Native American groups like the Natchez.
History
John Law
John Law was the architect of the plan to consolidate French colonial trading companies, including those in Louisiana, into a single monopoly, the Company of the Indies.
History
Marc-Antoine Caillot
This biographical entry covers Marc-Antoine Caillot, a young clerk sent to Louisiana by the French Company of the Indies, who chronicled his journey to and experiences in Louisiana between 1729 and 1731.
Remembering Gwendolyn Midlo Hall
A farewell to the influential historian
She Shall Overcome
Newcomb Art Museum exhibition goes beyond the bars, winning the LEH’s Museum Exhibition of the Year award for Per(Sister)
When Humans Were Chattel
The Purchased Lives exhibition surveys the brutal business of the domestic slave trade and one of its biggest hubs, New Orleans
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