Disasters
Steamboat Princess Disaster
On February 27, 1859, the Steamboat Princess exploded on the Mississippi River killing between 70 and 200 passengers and crew.
Southeast Louisiana (Florida Parishes)
Southeast Louisiana (Florida Parishes) Index
History
Students United
Students United was a student-led campus movement that advocated for student concerns at Southern University.
Literature
Swamps in Literature, Film, and Folklore
Swamps have a unique place in the literature, film and folklore of Louisiana.
Archaeology
Tchefuncte Culture
Tchefuncte culture flourished in Louisiana during the Early Woodland Period from 800 BCE to 1 CE.
Archaeology
Tchefuncte Site
An archaeological site on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain helps researchers understand Tchefuncte culture from 600 to 200 BCE
Art
Theodore Fonville Winans
With his black-and-white photographs, Theodore Fonville Winans documented the people, landscape, and culture of mid-twentieth century Louisiana.
Art
Theodore Lilienthal
Part of the first generation of photographers in New Orleans, Theodore Lilienthal was city's most successful nineteenth-century photographic entrepreneur.
Art
Thomas Addison Richards
Artist and travel writer Thomas Addison Richards captured unique natural features of the South, depicting the region's lofty river banks, picturesque live oaks, and lush cypress-filled swampland.
Government, Politics & Law
Thomas Overton Moore
Thomas Overton Moore served as the fourteenth governor of Louisiana, leading the state through much of the Civil War.
Literature
Tim Gautreaux
Tim Gautreaux writes critically acclaimed novels and short fiction about Louisiana and Acadian culture.
Literature
Tom Dent
Tom Dent was a New Orleans poet, playwright, journalist, and researcher known for his contributions to literature and the Black Arts and civil rights movements.
Folklife
Traiteurs
Healers draw on a folk tradition that dates to the eighteenth century and includes Creole, Native American, Cajun, and European influences.
