Winter 2018
Gretna’s Mechanickham
A possible origin of its name
Articles
Geographer's Space
Is Louisiana in the South?
The varied lexicon of regional identity
Spring 2018
Location, Location, Location
Geographical, economics, and political factors led to siting of New Orleans, other Louisiana cities.
Winter 2017
The French Language in Louisiana and Quebec
Richard Campanella initiates a cross cultural connection in an interview with French Canadian Lisanne Gamelin
Geographer's Space
The Odyssey of the Greek Slave
The sculptor of a scandalous statue found a patron in an eccentric New Orleans financier
Summer 2017
A Louisiana Forte
Lower Louisiana, where elevations may vary only by inches over miles, provides a unique challenge to mapmakers
Spring 2017
A Mysterious Switch
An investigation of Louisiana’s change from counties to parishes
Winter 2016
Beneath New Orleans, A Coastal Barrier Island
Unbeknownst to most of the 165,000 people who live above it, a sandy atoll exists beneath greater New Orleans
Geographer's Space
Lugger Culture
Distinctive sail boats once defined coastal Louisiana’s oyster trade
Summer 2016
Top of the Hill
Louisiana is the third lowest, third flattest state–and, topographically, among the most fascinating
