Disasters
2016 Floods
A rainy weekend in August 2016 unexpectedly left behind more than three times the amount of rain dropped by Hurricane Katrina, damaging 146,000 homes in fifty-six of Louisiana’s sixty-four parishes.
Southwest Louisiana (Acadiana)
Southwest Louisiana (Acadiana) Index
Architecture
A. Hays Town
A talented and prolific Louisiana architect, A. Hays Town shaped the residential architecture in mid-to late twentieth-century Louisiana.
6.10 a.–b. Acadians in Colonial Louisiana
The Acadians, ancestors of present-day Cajuns, were people of French ancestry who settled in what is now Canada before migrating to Louisiana.
Art
Accordion Making
The diatonic button accordion is a prominent and distinguishing feature of Cajun music, first imported to Louisiana from Europe in the late nineteenth century by German Jewish immigrants.
Art
Ada Thomas
Ada Thomas was one of few remaining weavers of traditional Chitimacha split-cane, double-weave baskets.
History
African Americans in the Civil War
African Americans, both freed and enslaved, played critical roles in Civil War Louisiana.
Government, Politics & Law
Alejandro O'Reilly
This entry provides a biographical overview of Alejandro O'Reilly, the second Spanish governor of Louisiana.
Architecture
Alice Plantation
In 1961, the upper floor of this house was floated by barge along Bayou Teche from its original location in St. Mary Parish, which was being developed as a subdivision.
Folklife
All Saints Day
All Saints Day or All Hallows Day is a Catholic tradition honoring the saints and also deceased family members each November 1.
Architecture
Alma Plantation
Alma Plantation is a working sugar plantation whose layout and structures provide details about a historic Louisiana vernacular architecture.
Government, Politics & Law
Alvin King
Alvin King served as governor of Louisiana for five months during a political power struggle between Huey P. Long and Lieutenant Governor Paul Cyr.
History
Amédé Ardoin
One of southern Louisiana's first great recording artists was Creole accordionist and singer Amédé Ardoin.
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