From 1727 to 1733 Etienne de Périer governed Louisiana as commandant-general for the Company of the Indies, which held a charter for the development of the Louisiana colony until 1731, and the French Crown.
This entry covers the prehistoric Evans culture during the Middle Archaic Period, 6000–2000 BCE.
The Farm Security Photography project was a Depression-era program that resulted in images which provided a unique glimpse into the lives of working-class Louisianans as they struggled to survive.
A Jesuit priest was the first to establish Catholic missions among the Indigenous peoples of the Gulf South.
The Federal Art Project and Federal Writers Project helped employ out-of-work artists and writers during the Great Depression.
The Federal Art Project was a Depression-era effort to bring art and artists into the everyday lives of Americans while simultaneously extending work relief to artists.
The Federal Writers Project in Louisiana produced oral histories, local guidebooks, and other writings between 1935 and 1939.
Felipe Enrique Neri, although deceptive about his own lineage, nevertheless played an important role in the settlement of the Ouachita Valley in northeast Louisiana.
Artist Felix Kelly spent decades painting in the Deep South, often depicting themes of romanticized declining mansions and steamboats along the Mississippi River.
Located on the site of present-day Monroe, Louisiana, Fort Miro was a late eighteenth-century Spanish outpost that served the Ouachita River valley.
Fred Carter Jr. was an eclectic master guitarist who played on many important recordings.
After the Civil War, the Freedmen’s Bureau sought to provide social services to newly freed people, regulate contracts between laborers and employers, and protect citizens’ civil rights.
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