Government, Politics & Law
Louis Billouart, Chevalier de Kerlerec
French naval officer Louis Billouart, Chevalier de Kerlerec served as governor of Louisiana between 1753 and 1763.
Northeast Louisiana
Northeast Louisiana Index
Government, Politics & Law
Louis Wiltz
Democrat Louis Wiltz served as governor of Louisiana from 1880 until his death in 1881.
History
Louise Brazzel Johnson
Union Parish businesswoman, civic leader, and politician Louise Brazzel Johnson was the first woman elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives from her northern Louisiana district.
Folklife
Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog
Louisiana's state dog has a distinctive look and personality
Government, Politics & Law
Louisiana Constitution of 1868
Following the Civil War, Black and white Republicans produced the Louisiana Constitution of 1868, which many regarded as one of the most progressive legal documents produced in the South during Reconstruction.
Government, Politics & Law
Louisiana Constitution of 1898
Bourbon Democrats suppressed democracy and restored white supremacy in the Louisiana State Constitution of 1898.
Government, Politics & Law
Louisiana Constitutions
Louisiana has had ten state constitutions since 1812, with the current governing document dating to 1974.
Government, Politics & Law
Louisiana Farmers’ Union
An interracial organization formed at the height of the Great Depression, the Louisiana Farmers’ Union sought to provide assistance to Louisiana farmers.
Business & Industry
Louisiana Film Industry
An early participant in the industrialization of film exhibition, distribution, and production, Louisiana adopted the moniker “Hollywood South” in the early twenty-first century.
Folklife
Louisiana Folktales
Louisiana’s folktales have been influenced by Indigenous peoples and the many cultural and ethnic groups that have immigrated to the state.
History
Louisiana Government in the Modern Era
Louisiana’s government is dominated by Anglo-English traditions, with influences of French and Spanish colonial political cultures surviving today mostly in legal matters and in the language describing its institutions and practices.
7.8 h. Louisiana Purchase and Territorial Louisiana
This entry covers the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and the period of territorial governance that followed until Louisiana became a state in 1812.
