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“A Change Is Gonna Come”

Sam Cooke wrote the civil rights anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come” after encountering racial discrimination while on tour in Shreveport.

John Wirt

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1795 Point Coupee Slave Conspiracy

Enslaved, free Black, and white people planned an insurrection to end slavery in Spanish colonial Louisiana roughly 150 miles north of New Orleans.

Benjamin Groth

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Adams-Onís Treaty

The treaty that settled the western boundary of the Louisiana Purchase was ratified by the governments of Spain and the United States in 1821.

Michael Wise

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Alejandro O'Reilly

This entry provides a biographical overview of Alejandro O'Reilly, the second Spanish governor of Louisiana.

Catherine Mizell-Nelson

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Alexandre Mouton

Alexandre Mouton, the first Democratic governor of Louisiana, served from 1843 to 1846.

Joseph G. Tregle Jr.

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Alvin King

Alvin King served as governor of Louisiana for five months during a political power struggle between Huey P. Long and Lieutenant Governor Paul Cyr.

Carl Brasseaux

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Andre Bienvenu Roman

Sugar planter and politician André Roman, a member of the Whig Party, served as governor of Louisiana from 1831 until 1835 and again from 1839 to 1843.

Joseph G. Tregle Jr.

While Louisiana began as a French colony and its dominant culture remained Creole French well into the nineteenth century, Anglo-Americans began to form a significant minority in region the late colonial period.

Lo Faber

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Anti-Longism

Huey P. Long was one of the most colorful and controversial politicians in Louisiana history. Admiration of his leadership was strong, but so was contempt; the contempt ultimately resulted in his death at the hand of a disgruntled citizen.

Samuel C. Hyde