Government, Politics & Law
René-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.
History
History Index
History
Reverse Freedom Rides
In 1962 and 1963 white Citizens’ Councils organized “Reverse Freedom Rides,” parodying the Civil Rights Movement’s Freedom Rides by providing one-way tickets for Black Americans to northern and western cities.
Government, Politics & Law
Revolt Aboard the Ship Creole
The rebellion of enslaved people aboard the ship Creole resulted in the self-liberation of more than 120 people.
History
Rhythm and Blues Music
The rhythm and blues (R&B) music heritage in Louisiana includes a wide variety of styles, beginning in the 1940s and continuing until today.
Government, Politics & Law
Richard W. Leche
In 1936 Richard Leche won the battle to succeed Huey P. Long as governor of Louisiana and leader of the Long faction.
History
Robert Charles Riots
After an altercation between Robert Charles, a Black man, and the police, Black New Orleanians faced indiscriminate and lethal violence at the hands of police and a white mob.
Government, Politics & Law
Robert Charles Wickliffe
Democrat Robert Wickliffe, who served as the governor of Louisiana from 1856 until 1860, oversaw the state in the increasingly tumultuous years before the Civil War.
Government, Politics & Law
Robert Kennon
Louisiana governor Robert Kennon successfully campaigned on a platform of taking a "civics book approach" to government and eliminating corruption.
Government, Politics & Law
Robert Maestri
Robert Maestri was mayor of New Orleans from 1936 to 1946 and became a powerful crony to fraternal governors Huey Long and Earl Long.
History
Robert Mills Lusher
Confederate official and Reconstruction-era Superintendent of Education for the State of Louisiana
History
Rosa Keller
Rosa Freeman Keller spent her life fighting for equal rights for all New Orleans citizens, including the desegregation of the New Orleans public transportation system, school system, and libraries.
History
Rosalie Courteaux
An important woman leader in the Houma Nation’s history, Rosalie Courteaux defended her people against non-Indian encroachment in the nineteenth century.
