1.8 d. New State Capitol
The current Louisiana State Capitol is the tallest capitol building in the United States.
K–12 Resources
1st Grade Social Studies Resources
1.8 f. Bread Pudding
Recipes for this baked dessert can turn stale bread into a delicious treat.
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.
1.8 d. St. Louis Cathedral
This place of religious worship is one of New Orleans’s best-known buildings.
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 e. Poverty Point Culture
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.
4.19 b.–d. Archaic Period
During the Archaic period, people from the Evans culture built large mounds made of dirt.
6th Grade Social Studies Resources
6.10 a.–d. French Colonial Louisiana
The era of French control over Louisiana was marked by many challenges, including hurricanes and conflicts with Native American groups like the Natchez.
6.10 d. Alejandro O'Reilly
Alejandro O’Reilly served as the second Spanish governor of Louisiana from 1769 to 1770.
6.10 a.–b. Acadians in Colonial Louisiana
The Acadians, ancestors of present-day Cajuns, were people of French ancestry who settled in what is now Canada before migrating to Louisiana.
6.10 a.–f. Spanish Colonial Louisiana
By the end of Spanish rule, Louisiana was a stable colonial outpost.
7th Grade Social Studies Resources
7.9 b., d. Battle of New Orleans
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.
7.14 e. Carpetbaggers and Scalawags
“Carpetbagger” and “scalawag” were derogatory terms used to describe white Republicans from the North or southern-born radicals during Reconstruction.
7.10 j., l. Plantation Slavery in Antebellum Louisiana
During the antebellum period, Louisiana relied on the forced labor of enslaved people to work sugar and cotton plantations.
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.
8th Grade Social Studies Resources
8.14 k. World War II
The Second World War allowed for economic growth and increased opportunities for women and African Americans in Louisiana.
8.8 c. Madam C. J. Walker
Born in Delta, Louisiana, in 1867, hair care and cosmetics mogul Madam C. J. Walker was the first African American millionaire.
8.13 e. New Deal in Louisiana
The effectiveness of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program in Louisiana was undercut by conflict with US Senator Huey P. Long.
8.15 d. Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges, along with Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost, was one of the first Black students to desegregate an all-white public school in New Orleans.
High School Civics Social Studies Resources
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.
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. Tunica-Biloxi Tribe
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe is one of only four American Indian groups in Louisiana recognized by the federal government.
Louisiana Musical Legends
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