"The Gulf Provided"
Jack E. Davis charts the history of the Gulf of Mexico
Michael T. Pasquier
Government & Politics
Bernardo de Galvez
Bernardo de Galvez, the fourth governor of Spanish Louisiana, is best known for leading Louisiana militiamen against the British during the American Revolution.
History
Code Noir of Louisiana
The 1724 Code Noir of Louisiana was a means to control the behaviors of Africans, Native Americans, and free people of color.
History
Early Exploration
Before the first colonial settlement in 1682, Spanish and French explorers visited the territory that would become Louisiana.
History
French Colonial Louisiana
The period of French colonial control of Louisiana dates from 1682 to 1800.
Government & Politics
Insurrection of 1768
In 1768, French creole merchants and planters rebelled against the imposition of Spanish rule.
Government & Politics
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville was a Canadian naval officer who, with his brother Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville, explored the lower Mississippi River Valley in 1699 and established the first permanent French settlement in Louisiana.
History
La Salle Expeditions
René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, led two expeditions in search of the Mississippi Rivers outlet to the Gulf of Mexico for France under King Louis XIV.
Government & Politics
Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Canadian soldier and explorer, is often described as the founder of the first permanent French settlement in Louisiana.
Government & Politics
Rene-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle
French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, is perhaps best known for giving the region and ultimately the state its name: Louisiana.
Tunica Tribe
The Tunica tribe is one of only four Native American groups in Louisiana recognized by the federal government.
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