Architecture
Morganza Spillway
The Morganza Spillway in Louisiana is a component of the flood control system for the lower Mississippi Rivier.
Southwest Louisiana (Acadiana)
Southwest Louisiana (Acadiana) Index
Government, Politics & Law
Murphy J. Foster
Democrat Murphy J. Foster was an attorney, a Louisiana state senator, state governor, and US senator.
Government, Politics & Law
NAACP in Louisiana
The NAACP, a national organization founded in 1909 to fight for citizenship rights for Black Americans, opened its first Louisiana branch in 1914.
Government, Politics & Law
Napoleonic Code
The French Civil Code of 1804 standardized civil law in France, becoming a model legal framework for jurisdictions around the world, including Louisiana.
6.10. d. Napoleonic Code (French Civil Code)
France’s Civil Code of 1804 standardized civil law and became a model legal framework around the world, including in Louisiana.
Music
Nathan Abshire
Nathan Abshire was a singer, instrumentalist, and songwriter who was a central figure in the mid-twentieth-century evolution of Cajun music.
Architecture
National Archives, France
The National Archives of France in Paris is an important resource for scholars of early Louisiana architecture.
Art
Native American Basketry
A hallmark of southeastern Indian societies, cane basketry traditions persist in fewer than ten contemporary tribal communities in the southeastern United States, including three in Louisiana.
Government, Politics & Law
Native American Civil Rights Movement in Louisiana
Following World War II, many Indigenous Louisianans joined regional and national efforts to promote tribal sovereignty, economic justice, and educational equality.
Literature
Native American Literature in Louisiana
Native American culture has influenced Louisiana for at least six thousand years. Today, Louisiana is home to four federally-recognized tribes: Chitimacha, Tunica-Biloxi, Coushatta, and the Jena Band of Choctaw.
History
Native Americans in Twentieth-Century Louisiana
Native American communities in Louisiana are culturally diverse with unique histories.
Literature
Nature Writing
From the time of colonial exploration to the present, Louisiana’s landscape has inspired a rich variety of nature writing.
