1.8 b. Traditional New Orleans Jazz
Experimenting and improvising are important parts of this American musical form.
Experimenting and improvising are important parts of this American musical form.
A popular term in Louisiana usually tied to the gifting of something small—or a little something extra—with a purchase.
Gumbo is a thick soup popular in Louisiana.
This spicy sauce is made in Louisiana and sold around the world.
People from the Clovis culture and San Patrice culture were some of Louisiana’s earliest inhabitants.
People of the Tchefuncte, Marksville, Troyville, and Coles Creek cultures lived in Louisiana during the Woodland period.
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.
In colonial Louisiana free people of color developed thriving communities and had access to privileges that enslaved people did not.
France’s Civil Code of 1804 standardized civil law and became a model legal framework around the world, including in Louisiana.
Alejandro O’Reilly served as the second Spanish governor of Louisiana from 1769 to 1770.
When forced by a French commander to leave their village, Natchez men responded by attacking the French settlement of Fort Rosalie.
The Battle of New Orleans, the last major conflict in the War of 1812, was fought between British and American forces on January 8, 1815.
Ancestors of the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians avoided resettlement and remained in Louisiana following the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
The Neutral Strip existed outside the governance of either the United States or Spain until 1821.
Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Dunbar-Hunter Expedition to explore and document the lower regions of the Louisiana Territory.
During the Great Depression farm prices in Louisiana reached unheard-of lows and deepened rural poverty.
When Hurricane Camille made landfall in 1969, it devastated communities and caused widespread damage to Louisiana’s oil and gas infrastructure.
Huey Long rose from ordinary beginnings in Winn Parish to become Louisiana’s most famous politician.
While the oil and gas industry has helped grow Louisiana’s economy, it has also created significant environmental challenges.
This distinct form of government exists in more than half of Louisiana’s parishes.
The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is the largest of four federally recognized tribal governments in Louisiana.
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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