Architecture
Geodesic Domes
The geodesic dome was pioneered by architect Buckminster Fuller in the mid-twentieth century, and used in several notable Louisiana landmarks.
Southeast Louisiana (Florida Parishes)
Southeast Louisiana (Florida Parishes) Index
Government, Politics & Law
George Foster Shepley
General George Shepley became the military governor of federally-occupied Louisiana in June 1862 and served until March 1864.
Art
George Rodrigue
George Rodrigue, born and raised in New Iberia, is best known for his Blue Dog series of paintings and sculptures.
Architecture
Glencoe Plantation
The architecture of Glencoe Plantation in Louisiana is unusually elaborate and resembles an illustration from a child's fairy-tale book.
Government, Politics & Law
Governors of Louisiana
This is a complete list of the governors of Louisiana, their terms, and links to biographical entries.
Architecture
Grace Episcopal Church
Organized in 1827, Grace Church serves Louisiana's second oldest Episcopal parish.
History
Great Depression in Louisiana
Louisiana was deeply affected by the Great Depression when cotton, sugar, oil, and timber values plummeted, and the port of New Orleans experienced a precipitous decline in foreign trade.
8.13 a.-b., d.-e. Great Depression in Louisiana
During the Great Depression farm prices in Louisiana reached unheard-of lows and deepened rural poverty.
8.12 g. Great Flood of 1927
The Great Flood of 1927 inundated more than ten thousand square miles across twenty Louisiana parishes and left tens of thousands of Louisianans without shelter.
Disasters
Great Flood of 1927
The Flood of 1927 inundated nearly 26,000 square miles in 170 counties and parishes in seven states, driving an estimated 931,159 people from their homes.
Architecture
Greenwood Plantation
The massive Greek Revival plantation house is a modern replica of the original structure at Greenwood which burned to the ground in 1960.
History
Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Louisiana
Guerrilla warfare in Civil War Louisiana attacked both Confederate and Union forces, as well as civilians.
