Government, Politics & Law
Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre Guiral
Explorer, astronomer, and administrator Antonio de Ulloa was the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, serving from 1766 to 1768.
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Government, Politics & Law
Luis Unzaga y Amezaga
Luis Unzaga was the third Spanish governor of Louisiana, serving from 1769 until 1777.
History
Unionism in Louisiana
Contrary to conventional assumptions, many Louisianans opposed secession and the Confederacy during the Civil War.
History
Unionist Troops in Louisiana
Five thousand to ten thousand white Louisianans fought for the Union during the Civil War.
Disasters
Up Stairs Lounge Fire
The act of arson at the Up Stairs Lounge, a gay bar in the French Quarter, was the deadliest fire on record in New Orleans history and the largest mass killing of queer citizens in twentieth-century America.
Business & Industry
Urban Slavery in Antebellum Louisiana
Enslaved people in Louisiana’s cities were engaged in virtually every labor role, from domestic service to dentistry.
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Enslaved people in Louisiana’s cities were engaged in nearly every labor role, from domestic service to dentistry.
Architecture
Ursuline Convent
The old Ursuline Convent remains as the only French colonial structure in the French Quarter known to have survived the fires of 1788 and 1794 and one of the oldest buildings in the Mississippi Valley.
Architecture
US Custom House
The US Custom House at the foot of Canal Street in New Orleans is one of the most significant mid-nineteenth-century buildings in the nation.
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