History
Amédé Ardoin
One of southern Louisiana's first great recording artists was Creole accordionist and singer Amédé Ardoin.
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Music
Andy Anderson
Jazz trumpeter Andy Anderson had a successful career working in many jazz clubs and dance halls in New Orleans from the 1920s through the 1960s.
Government, Politics & Law
Anglo-Americans
While Louisiana began as a French colony and its dominant culture remained Creole French well into the nineteenth century, Anglo-Americans began to form a significant minority in region the late colonial period.
History
Angola Three
Robert Hillary King, Albert Woodfox, and Herman Wallace, known as the Angola Three, survived over four decades of solitary confinement at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.
History
Antebellum Louisiana
The Antebellum period in Louisiana begins with statehood in 1812 and ends with Louisiana joining the Confederacy in 1860.
Government, Politics & Law
Anti-Longism
Huey P. Long was one of the most colorful and controversial politicians in Louisiana history. Admiration of his leadership was strong, but so was contempt; the contempt ultimately resulted in his death at the hand of a disgruntled citizen.
Foodways
Antoine’s Restaurant
Founded in 1840, Antoine’s Restaurant is the oldest continually family-owned and -operated restaurant in the United States.
Archaeology
Archaeology of the New Orleans Area
In New Orleans archaeological explorations span 2,500 years of history
4.19 b.–d. Archaic Period
During the Archaic period, people from the Evans culture built large mounds made of dirt.
Architecture
Ardoyne Plantation
Ardoyne is the most elaborate and romantic-looking Gothic Revival residence surviving in Louisiana.
Art
Art and Letters
The journal "Art and Letters" played a significant role in the development of the late-nineteenth-century New Orleans arts community.
Art
Artists' Association of New Orleans
The Artists' Association of New Orleans, which was incorporated in 1886, promoted the appreciation of fine arts in the South in general and New Orleans in particular.
