1.8 e. Lagniappe
A popular term in Louisiana usually tied to the gifting of something small—or a little something extra—with a purchase.
A popular term in Louisiana usually tied to the gifting of something small—or a little something extra—with a purchase.
Experimenting and improvising are important parts of this American musical form.
Louisiana’s Cajun music has been influenced by a rich blend of musical traditions.
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 Plaquemine, Caddo, and Mississippian cultures lived in Louisiana between 300 and 800 years ago during a time known as the Mississippi period.
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 Tchefuncte, Marksville, Troyville, and Coles Creek cultures lived in Louisiana during the Woodland period.
The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso traded the colony of Louisiana from Spain back to France and played a role in the events that led to the Louisiana Purchase.
Enslaved Africans and people of African descent played key roles in nearly every aspect of the development of Louisiana.
France’s Civil Code of 1804 standardized civil law and became a model legal framework around the world, including in Louisiana.
When forced by a French commander to leave their village, Natchez men responded by attacking the French settlement of Fort Rosalie.
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.
Louisiana native Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a prominent Confederate general.
Federal forces occupied New Orleans, a strategic city at the mouth of the Mississippi River, from 1862 until the end of Reconstruction.
After serving as a Union officer in the Civil War, P. B. S. Pinchback became the first Black governor in the United States.
One of the most destructive storms in Louisiana history, Hurricane Betsy made landfall on September 9, 1965.
More than two thousand people across South Louisiana lost their lives in the Cheniere Caminada Hurricane, making it one of Louisiana’s deadliest storms.
Born in Delta, Louisiana, in 1867, hair care and cosmetics mogul Madam C. J. Walker was the first African American millionaire.
During the Great Depression farm prices in Louisiana reached unheard-of lows and deepened rural poverty.
The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is the largest of four federally recognized tribal governments in Louisiana.
The French Civil Code of 1804 standardized civil law in France, becoming a model legal framework for jurisdictions around the world, including 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.
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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