Archaeology
Coles Creek Culture
Once covering most of Louisiana, the Coles Creek culture is known for its distinctive ceremonial mound sites.
Southeast Louisiana (Florida Parishes)
Southeast Louisiana (Florida Parishes) Index
Government, Politics & Law
Compromise of 1877
The Compromise of 1877 refers to an unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 US presidential election and ended congressional Reconstruction.
History
Confederate Louisiana
As a member of the Confederate States of America, Louisiana provided soldiers who fought outside the state.
Government, Politics & Law
Confederate Soldiers
More than 50,000 white men from Louisiana shouldered arms for the Confederacy.
Literature
Contemporary Children's Literature
Children's literature about Louisiana tends to focus on the state's unique culture and locations.
History
Convict Leasing
Convict leasing was a system of penal labor instituted in the American South after the emancipation of slaves by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1865, involving the leasing out of prisoners to private companies.
Literature
Cookbooks
Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, several Louisiana cookbooks collected the diverse cooking styles of Creole New Orleanians. Crescent City cookbooks continued to represent Louisiana throughout the next century.
Architecture
Cottage Plantation
Andrew Jackson was entertained at Cottage Plantation while en route to Natchez after the Battle of New Orleans.
Music
Country Music
Country music in Louisiana grew out of folk traditions of white rural Southerners and includes rockabilly and Cajun music as subgenres.
Folklife
Crawfish Boils
Crawfish boils are a springtime ritual in Louisiana.
Peoples of Louisiana
Creoles
The term "Creole" has long generated confusion and controversy. The word invites debate because it possesses several meanings, some of which concern the innately sensitive subjects of race and ethnicity.
Literature
Creoles in Literature
Representations of Louisiana’s Creole population are as varied and complex as the definition of the term itself.
