1.8 f. Bread Pudding
Recipes for this baked dessert can turn stale bread into a delicious treat.
Recipes for this baked dessert can turn stale bread into a delicious treat.
The Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge is now a museum.
Gumbo is a thick soup popular in Louisiana.
The current Louisiana State Capitol is the tallest capitol building in the United States.
Poverty Point in Louisiana, one of the most significant archaeological sites in in the world, dates to 3,500 years and represents the largest, most complex settlement of its kind in North America.
People of the Plaquemine, Caddo, and Mississippian cultures lived in Louisiana between 300 and 800 years ago during a time known as the Mississippi period.
During the Archaic period, people from the Evans culture built large mounds made of dirt.
By studying artifacts, archaeologists know that people were in Louisiana at least 13,000 years ago.
The Acadians, ancestors of present-day Cajuns, were people of French ancestry who settled in what is now Canada before migrating to Louisiana.
In colonial Louisiana free people of color developed thriving communities and had access to privileges that enslaved people did not.
The era of French control over Louisiana was marked by many challenges, including hurricanes and conflicts with Native American groups like the Natchez.
Alejandro O’Reilly served as the second Spanish governor of Louisiana from 1769 to 1770.
This entry covers the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and the period of territorial governance that followed until Louisiana became a state in 1812.
The Shreve Town Company was a business venture that led to the establishment of what is today known as Shreveport, the largest city in northwest Louisiana.
The Florida Parishes weren’t included in the Louisiana Purchase but instead were added to Louisiana after an armed revolt against the Spanish colonial government.
Oscar James Dunn became one of the first Black men in the United States to serve in an executive political position when he was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana in 1868.
The Standard Oil Company of Louisiana transformed Baton Rouge but found a political opponent in Huey P. Long.
Hurricane Katrina and the flooding that followed brought international attention to Louisiana.
After the Civil War, African Americans gained some political rights and power before having them taken away again during the era of Jim Crow laws and segregation.
One of the most destructive storms in Louisiana history, Hurricane Betsy made landfall on September 9, 1965.
The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is the largest of four federally recognized tribal governments in Louisiana.
This distinct form of government exists in more than half of Louisiana’s parishes.
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe is one of only four American Indian groups in Louisiana recognized by the federal government.
The French Civil Code of 1804 standardized civil law in France, becoming a model legal framework for jurisdictions around the world, including Louisiana.
Celebrating Louisiana Musical Legends in the Classroom
Celebrating Louisiana Musical Legends in the Classroom
Celebrating Louisiana Musical Legends in the Classroom
Celebrating Louisiana Musical Legends in the Classroom
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