History
Confederate Monument Removal
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.
Northwest Louisiana
Northwest Louisiana Index
Government, Politics & Law
Confederate Soldiers
More than 50,000 white men from Louisiana shouldered arms for the Confederacy.
History
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in Louisiana
Between 1960 and 1967 the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) played a key role in Louisiana’s Black freedom struggle.
Literature
Contemporary Children's Literature
Children's literature about Louisiana tends to focus on the state's unique culture and locations.
History
Convict Leasing
Convict leasing was a system of penal labor instituted in the American South after the emancipation of slaves by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1865, involving the leasing out of prisoners to private companies.
Literature
Cookbooks
Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, several Louisiana cookbooks collected the diverse cooking styles of Creole New Orleanians. Crescent City cookbooks continued to represent Louisiana throughout the next century.
History
Country Music
Country music in Louisiana grew out of folk traditions of white rural southerners and includes rockabilly and Cajun music as subgenres.
History
Coushatta Massacre
The 1873 Coushatta Massacre resulted from both anger about Reconstruction policies and the presence of carpetbaggers in the state.
Folklife
Crawfish Boils
Crawfish boils are a springtime ritual in Louisiana.
Foodways
Creole Cream Cheese
Creole cream cheese is a silky, slightly tart cheese used in sweet and savory dishes throughout Louisiana.
Music
Dale Hawkins
Raised in northeastern Louisiana, Dale Hawkins is most famous for "Susie Q" which the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame named among the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll.
History
Deacons for Defense and Justice
Founded in Jonesboro in 1964, the Deacons for Defense and Justice (DDJ) was a Black self-defense organization that protected local civil rights activists.
