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.
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.
The years between 1861 and 1865 were the most tumultuous five-year span in Louisiana history.
Born in Keithville, musician Claude King saw success on stage and screen.
Clyde Connell was a North Louisiana artist who gained international attention for her spiritually-charged totemic sculptures.
Coartación was a legal framework during Spanish colonial rule in Louisiana that allowed enslaved people to purchase their freedom.
The gradual loss of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands is a slow-moving disaster largely set in motion by a series of human interventions in natural processes.
For a state experiencing land loss at an alarming rate, coastal restoration has become an urgent need.
The Compromise of 1877 refers to an unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 US presidential election and ended congressional Reconstruction.
As a member of the Confederate States of America, Louisiana provided soldiers who fought outside the state.
People have long advocated for the removal of monuments to the Confederacy and white supremacy. State and local governments have removed hundreds of monuments in recent years.
More than 50,000 white men from Louisiana shouldered arms for the Confederacy.
Children's literature about Louisiana tends to focus on the state's unique culture and locations.
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