Architecture
Barthélémy Lafon
Barthélémy Lafon enjoyed a long and diverse career in Louisiana as an architect, builder, engineer, surveyor, cartographer, town planner, land speculator, publisher, and pirate.
Greater New Orleans
Greater New Orleans Index
Music
Batiste Brothers Band
The Batiste Brothers Band is a funk and blues family band that formed in Metairie in 1974.
Government, Politics & Law
Battle of Baton Rouge (1779)
Spanish colonial capture of British forts on the Mississippi River during the American Revolutionary War provided significant strategic and symbolic victories.
Government, Politics & Law
Battle of Baton Rouge (1862)
Union and Confederate troops fought to secure the strategic town on the Mississippi River.
Government, Politics & Law
Battle of Lake Pontchartrain
The Battle of Lake Pontchartrain took place during the American Revolutionary War and ended British control of inland lakes and waterways near Spanish New Orleans.
History
Battle of Liberty Place
The Battle of Liberty Place, September 14, 1874, effectively brought an end of Reconstruction policies in Louisiana.
History
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans, fought on January 8, 1815, was the culmination of a monthlong series of skirmishes between US and British forces in southern Louisiana; it was the final major engagement of the War of 1812.
7.9 b., d. Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans, the last major conflict in the War of 1812, was fought between British and American forces on January 8, 1815.
Foodways
Beignets
Beignets, or pockets of fried dough served with powdered sugar, are an iconic New Orleans treat.
1.8 f. Beignets
Beignets are a powdered sugar–covered treat.
Sports & Recreation
Ben Abadie
Ben Abadie, head coach of Tulane's baseball program in the 1950s, is best known for his "field of dreams" training program.
Architecture
Benjamin Buisson
Pierre Benjamin Buisson was a talented architect, engineer, surveyor, and publisher, was born in Paris, France, and migrated to New Orleans while in his early twenties where he advanced his career with work on major public buildings.
