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 b. Zydeco
The accordion and rubboard are the lead instruments in this musical form.
1.8 d. Old State Capitol
The Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge is now a museum.
1.8 f. Tabasco Sauce
This spicy sauce is made in Louisiana and sold around the world.
4th Grade Social Studies Resources
4.19 b.–d. Understanding Prehistoric Louisiana
By studying artifacts, archaeologists know that people were in Louisiana at least 13,000 years ago.
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. Woodland Period
People of the Tchefuncte, Marksville, Troyville, and Coles Creek cultures lived in Louisiana during the Woodland 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.
6th Grade Social Studies Resources
6.9 f., 6.10 b. African Slavery in French Colonial Louisiana
Enslaved Africans and people of African descent played key roles in nearly every aspect of the development of 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.–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.
6.9 e., 6.10 b., d., e. Free People of Color in Colonial Louisiana
In colonial Louisiana free people of color developed thriving communities and had access to privileges that enslaved people did not.
7th Grade Social Studies Resources
7.8 h. Dunbar-Hunter Expedition
Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Dunbar-Hunter Expedition to explore and document the lower regions of the Louisiana Territory.
7.10 d.-e. Jena Band of Choctaw Indians
Ancestors of the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians avoided resettlement and remained in Louisiana following the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
7.12 d. German Coast Slave Insurrection of 1811
As many as five hundred enslaved people participated in an uprising against slaveholders in the Territory of Orleans.
7.14 f. Oscar Dunn
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.
8th Grade Social Studies Resources
8.13 a.-b., d.-e. Great Depression in Louisiana
During the Great Depression farm prices in Louisiana reached unheard-of lows and deepened rural poverty.
8.9. d. Populism
In the late 1800s Americans witnessed a period of rapid industrialization and political transformation that drew some Louisianans to the Populist movement.
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 h. Huey P. Long Jr.
Huey Long rose from ordinary beginnings in Winn Parish to become Louisiana’s most famous politician.
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 a. Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is the largest of four federally recognized tribal governments in Louisiana.
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.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
Luther Gray and Bamboula 2000
Celebrating Louisiana Musical Legends in the Classroom
Louisiana Musical Legends
Kenny Neal
Celebrating Louisiana Musical Legends in the Classroom
Louisiana Musical Legends
Susan Aysen
Celebrating Louisiana Musical Legends in the Classroom
