1.8 e. King Cake
King cakes are a sweet bread or pastry usually decorated in purple, green, and gold.
K–12 Resources
1st Grade Social Studies Resources
1.8 d. Old State Capitol
The Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge is now a museum.
1.8 f. Bread Pudding
Recipes for this baked dessert can turn stale bread into a delicious treat.
1.8 d. Cabildo
This historic building in New Orleans has played an important role in Louisiana’s government and is now a museum.
4th Grade Social Studies Resources
4.19 b.–c. Paleoindian Period
People from the Clovis culture and San Patrice culture were some of Louisiana’s earliest inhabitants.
4.19 b.–d. Mississippi 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.
4.19 b.–d. Archaic Period
During the Archaic period, people from the Evans culture built large mounds made of dirt.
4.19 b., d. Woodland Period
People of the Tchefuncte, Marksville, Troyville, and Coles Creek cultures lived in Louisiana during the Woodland period.
6th Grade Social Studies Resources
6.8 a.-b., 6.9 g.-h., 6.10 a.-c. Early Exploration and Colonization
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, several expeditions explored the area that would later become known as Louisiana.
6.9 h., 6.10 a. Treaty of Fontainebleau
The Treaty of Fontainebleau shifted ownership of western Louisiana and New Orleans from France to Spain during the French and Indian War.
6.10 a.–f. Spanish Colonial Louisiana
By the end of Spanish rule, Louisiana was a stable colonial outpost.
6.8 a.-b., 6.9 g.-h. Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
The Chitimacha Tribe is the only federally recognized tribe in Louisiana to still occupy part of its ancestral territory.
7th Grade Social Studies Resources
7.10 j., l. Urban Slavery in Antebellum Louisiana
Enslaved people in Louisiana’s cities were engaged in nearly every labor role, from domestic service to dentistry.
7.9 e. West Florida Revolt
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.
7.14 d. White League
A paramilitary organization aligned with the Democratic Party, the White League played a central role in the overthrow of Republican rule and intimidation of African Americans in Louisiana during Reconstruction.
7.10 d.-e. Caddo Nation
The Caddo people, who began to inhabit the Red River valley approximately 2,500 years ago, were eventually pushed out of their traditional territory by Anglo-American immigrants.
8th Grade Social Studies Resources
8.17 c. Hurricane Rita
A Category 3 hurricane, Hurricane Rita made landfall twenty-six days after Hurricane Katrina.
8.12 h. Huey P. Long Jr.
Huey Long rose from ordinary beginnings in Winn Parish to become Louisiana’s most famous politician.
8.17 c. Hurricane Camille
When Hurricane Camille made landfall in 1969, it devastated communities and caused widespread damage to Louisiana’s oil and gas infrastructure.
8.12 e. Louis Armstrong
New Orleans–born musician Louis Armstrong helped introduce jazz to global audiences.
High School Civics Social Studies Resources
C.9 a. Tunica-Biloxi Tribe
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe is one of only four American Indian groups in Louisiana recognized by the federal government.
C.9 j. Napoleonic Code
The French Civil Code of 1804 standardized civil law in France, becoming a model legal framework for jurisdictions around the world, including Louisiana.
C.9 a. Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is the largest of four federally recognized tribal governments in Louisiana.
C.11 k. Police Juries
This distinct form of government exists in more than half of Louisiana’s parishes.
Louisiana Musical Legends
Louisiana Musical Legends
Amanda Shaw
Celebrating Louisiana Musical Legends in the Classroom
Louisiana Musical Legends
Kenny Neal
Celebrating Louisiana Musical Legends in the Classroom
Louisiana Musical Legends
Luther Gray and Bamboula 2000
Celebrating Louisiana Musical Legends in the Classroom
Louisiana Musical Legends
Susan Aysen
Celebrating Louisiana Musical Legends in the Classroom
