Government, Politics & Law
Home Rule Charters
A home rule charter allows local governments to exercise all powers not explicitly denied by state law or constitution.
Central Louisiana
Central Louisiana Index
Architecture
Hotel Bentley
For the first sixty years of its existence, the Hotel Bentley was the social hub of Alexandria.
Government, Politics & Law
Huey P. Long Jr.
Huey Long rose to prominence during the Great Depression as governor of Louisiana.
8.12 h. Huey P. Long Jr.
Huey Long rose from ordinary beginnings in Winn Parish to become Louisiana’s most famous politician.
Disasters
Hurricane Andrew
After wreaking havoc on Florida, Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Louisiana and caused widespread devastation.
Disasters
Hurricanes in Louisiana
Louisiana hurricanes have played an essential role in the state’s history from colonization through the present and are as memorable as the places and people they impact.
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.
History
Indian (Native American) Removal
The term Indian Removal is generally associated with President Andrew Jackson's forced relocation of the Cherokee Nation west of the Mississippi River.
Government, Politics & Law
Indigenous Slavery
Indigenous people were enslaved alongside enslaved African people as domestic and agricultural laborers, guides, interpreters, hunters, sexual companions, and wives in colonial Louisiana.
Peoples of Louisiana
Italians
Between 1880 and 1914, New Orleans was a principal port of entry for Italians migrating to the United States.
Government, Politics & Law
James Madison Wells
Alexandria native James Wells served as governor of Louisiana from 1865 until 1867, leading the state's initial efforts at Reconstruction.
Government, Politics & Law
Japanese Internment in Louisiana
The US government forcibly interned around twelve hundred Japanese American citizens and Japanese residents at Camp Livingston during World War II.
