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 b. Zydeco
The accordion and rubboard are the lead instruments in this musical form.
1.8 b. Traditional New Orleans Jazz
Experimenting and improvising are important parts of this American musical form.
1.8 f. Lucky Dogs
Lucky Dogs are sold on New Orleans streetcorners from giant hot dog–shaped carts.
4th Grade Social Studies Resources
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 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 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 h., 6.10 a. Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
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.
6.8 a.-b., 6.9 g.-h. Natchez Indians
Both French and British colonists sought alliances with the Natchez Indians, an American Indian group with settlements along the Lower Mississippi River.
6.10 d. Code Noir
The Code Noir provided rules for how colonists treated enslaved people as well as how people of European and African ancestry interacted in French colonial 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.
7th Grade Social Studies Resources
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.
7.14 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.
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.
7.14 f. P. B. S. Pinchback
After serving as a Union officer in the Civil War, P. B. S. Pinchback became the first Black governor in the United States.
8th Grade Social Studies Resources
8.17 c. Hurricane Betsy
One of the most destructive storms in Louisiana history, Hurricane Betsy made landfall on September 9, 1965.
8.14 k. World War II
The Second World War allowed for economic growth and increased opportunities for women and African Americans in Louisiana.
8.17 c. Hurricanes in Louisiana
Louisiana hurricanes have played an essential role in the state’s history as recorded from colonization through the present.
8.17 c. Hurricane Rita
A Category 3 hurricane, Hurricane Rita made landfall twenty-six days after Hurricane Katrina.
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.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. Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is the largest of four federally recognized tribal governments in Louisiana.