Peoples of Louisiana
Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
The Chitimacha Tribe is the only federally recognized tribe in Louisiana to still occupy part of its ancestral territory.
Greater New Orleans
Greater New Orleans Index
6.8 a.-b., 6.9 g.-h. Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
The Chitimacha Tribe is the only federally recognized tribe in Louisiana to still occupy part of its ancestral territory.
Disasters
Cholera in Louisiana
During the nineteenth century, cholera epidemics caused tens of thousands of deaths throughout the state of Louisiana.
History
Christian Woman's Exchange
The Christian Woman's Exchange provided rooms for rent, consignment shops for income, and affordable lunches for women of every social class in New Orleans.
Art
Christopher Harris
Based in New Orleans from 1969 to 1989, Christopher Harris worked as a freelance photojournalist, capturing dynamic, striking black-and-white images.
Literature
Christopher Mason Haile
Christopher Mason Haile became a journalist and local color writer after he moved to Louisiana.
Music
Cie Frazier
Cié Frazer was a successful jazz drummer in New Orleans for much of the twentieth century.
History
Citizens’ Councils
Citizens’ Councils were a loose network of white supremacist, segregationist organizations in the South that organized to preserve segregation.
Business & Industry
Citrus Industry
Louisiana’s citrus industry traces its origins to the early 1700s, but the effects of climate change increasingly threaten its long-term viability.
7.13 d.-f. Civil War Louisiana
The years between 1861 and 1865 were the most tumultuous five-year span in Louisiana history.
Government, Politics & Law
Civil War Louisiana
Louisiana seceded from the Union, sent thousands of Confederate soldiers out of state, witnessed occupation, and saw the emancipation of more than 300,000 enslaved people.
Literature
Clara Solomon
Clara Solomon is best known for her diary, which chronicles her experiences in New Orleans during the Civil War.
