Government, Politics & Law
POW Camps in Louisiana
During World War II, Allied commanders sent more than twenty thousand prisoners of war to camps in Louisiana.
Northwest Louisiana
Northwest Louisiana Index
Foodways
Pralines
The praline, a confection made of sugar and nuts, is a representative dish of the Franco- and Afro-Creole Atlantic diasporas.
Archaeology
Pre-Clovis and Clovis Cultures
This entry covers the Pre-Clovis and Clovis cultures during the Early Paleoindian Period, 11500–9500 BCE, and Middle Paleoindian Period, 9500 BCE–8800 BCE.
Archaeology
Prehistoric Archaeology in Louisiana
This entry explores the history of American Indian life in Louisiana from 11,500 BCE to 1700 CE through the study of prehistoric archaeology.
Government, Politics & Law
Progressive Era in Louisiana
The Progressive movement that swept across the United States at the turn of the twentieth century brought changes to many of the nation's social and political institutions, including those in Louisiana.
Government, Politics & Law
Prohibition
Louisiana reluctantly became subject to prohibition, the effort to eliminate alcoholic drinks, as a result of the 1920 federal law commonly known as the Volstead Act.
Religion & Spirituality
Protestantism in Louisiana
Several Protestant denominations are present in Louisiana with Southern Baptist and Methodist as the most dominant.
Architecture
Public Works Administration Architecture
The Public Works Administration projects in Louisiana during the Great Depression include numerous courthouses, university buildings, and Charity Hospital in New Orleans.
Peoples of Louisiana
Receiving Communities
A receiving community is a city, town, or neighborhood that accommodates people displaced by a disaster.
Government, Politics & Law
Reconstruction
The post-Civil War period in US history is known as the Reconstruction era, when the former Confederacy was brought back into the Union.
7.14 a., d., f.-g., i. Reconstruction
The post-Civil War period is known as the Reconstruction era, when the former Confederacy was brought back into the Union.
History
Red River Campaign
In the 1864 Red River Campaign, Union troops attempted but failed to surround Confederate forces in northwestern Louisiana.
