Architecture
Slidell
Surveyed and platted in 1883 for the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad, Slidell was named for John Slidell, Confederate ambassador to France and U.S. congressman.
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Architecture
Southeastern Louisiana University
Southeastern Louisiana University, founded in 1925 as Hammond Junior College, was brought into the state system of higher education in 1928.
Architecture
St. Bernard Parish Courthouse
The St. Bernard courthouse was constructed in 1939 when the parish seat was transferred from St. Bernard to Chalmette.
Architecture
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
The design of the picturesque St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Grand Coteau has been attributed to James Freret on the basis of drawings he made in 1875.
Architecture
St. Emma Plantation
St. Emma Plantation was the site of a Civil War skirmish known as the Battle of Kock's Plantation.
Architecture
St. Francis Cabrini Church
Badly damaged by the levee failure following Hurricane Katrina, St. Francis Cabrini Church was demolished despite the efforts of preservation advocates.
Architecture
St. Francis Chapel of Point Coupee
The original St. Francis Chapel of Point Coupee, was one of the first parish churches in Louisiana.
Architecture
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Plaquemines
St. John the Evangelist Church in Plaquemine, Louisiana, was modeled on Early Christian and Romanesque churches of Italy.
Architecture
St. Louis Cemeteries No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3
Established in 1789, St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is the oldest cemetery in the city of New Orleans.
The Great Outdoors
Greek theaters and their modern offspring have been springing up across Louisiana
Architecture
Touro Synagogue
Touro Synagogue was designed by Emile Weil in 1907.
Architecture
West Feliciana Parish Courthouse
The West Feliciana Parish Courthouse was built to replace its mid-nineteenth-century predecessor, which had been damaged in the Civil War.
