Government & Politics
Bill Dodd
Lieutenant governor Bill Dodd was a pivotal figure in the "Tidelands Dispute," the war of wills between state and federal authorities over offshore drilling revenue.
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Government & Politics
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal, the fifty-fifth governor of Louisiana, served from 2008 to 2016.
Government & Politics
Bourbon Louisiana
The policies and ambitions of Bourbon Democrats dominated Louisiana's political and social life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Government & Politics
Buddy Roemer
Charles "Buddy" Roemer III served as the governor of Louisiana from 1988 to 1992.
Government & Politics
Carpetbaggers and Scalawags
"Carpetbagger" and "scalawag" were derogatory terms used to deride white Republicans from the North or southern-born radicals during Reconstruction.
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Catherine D. Kimball
Catherine D. Kimball was the Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 2009 to 2013.
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Charles A. O'Niell
Charles A. O'Niell served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1922 to 1949.
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Charles Phillipe Aubry
Charles Aubry was the last French governor of Louisiana before it reverted to Spanish control.
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Chep Morrison
DeLesseps "Chep" Morrison was best known for his opposition to the powerful Long family in Louisiana.
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Civil War Louisiana
The Civil War in Louisiana left the state politically divided and financially ruined.
Government & Politics
Compromise of 1877
The Compromise of 1877 refers to an unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 US presidential election and ended congressional Reconstruction.
Government & Politics
Confederate Soldiers
More than 50,000 white men from Louisiana shouldered arms for the Confederacy.
