History
Judaism in Louisiana
Jewish people have greatly contributed to Louisiana’s culture and economy as philanthropists, civic and educational leaders, business owners, and art patrons.
Southeast Louisiana (Florida Parishes)
Southeast Louisiana (Florida Parishes) Index
Music
Katie Webster
Boogie-woogie pianist and blues vocalist Katie Webster was a prolific recording and touring musician.
Music
Kenneth Blanchard Klaus
Kenneth B. Klaus was a composer, conductor, and musicologist in Baton Rouge during the twentieth century.
Foodways
King Cake
A round, braided cake consumed during the Carnival season across Louisiana, especially in New Orleans.
1.8 e. King Cake
King cakes are a sweet bread or pastry usually decorated in purple, green, and gold.
History
La Salle Expeditions
René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, led two expeditions in search of the Mississippi Rivers outlet to the Gulf of Mexico for France under King Louis XIV.
History
Late Twentieth-Century Louisiana
Louisiana entered the 1960s behind the national curve in postwar development but poised for dramatic progress.
Architecture
LeBeau Plantation
The LeBeau House plantation occupies one of the narrow lots typical of The Island, the area between the Mississippi and False rivers.
Art
Lee Estes
Photographer Lee Estes is best known for his precise and extensive black and white photographic documentation of vernacular subjects, especially architecture.
Government, Politics & Law
Legalized Gambling
Legalized gambling has played an important cultural, political, and economic role in Louisiana's history from the colonial era to the present.
Government, Politics & Law
Les Petites Nations
Approximately forty ethnically and politically distinct North American Indigenous polities located in the Gulf Coast region and lower Mississippi River valley made up les petites nations.
History
LGBTQ+ Rights Movement in Louisiana
Queer people have long been part of Louisiana’s history, but the political movement for LGBTQ+ rights emerged slowly in the late twentieth century.
