History
Father Paul Du Ru
A Jesuit priest was the first to establish Catholic missions among the Indigenous peoples of the Gulf South.
A Jesuit priest was the first to establish Catholic missions among the Indigenous peoples of the Gulf South.
The Federal Art Project and Federal Writers Project helped employ out-of-work artists and writers during the Great Depression.
The Federal Art Project was a Depression-era effort to bring art and artists into the everyday lives of Americans while simultaneously extending work relief to artists.
The Federal Writers Project in Louisiana produced oral histories, local guidebooks, and other writings between 1935 and 1939.
The strategic location of Louisiana's Florida Parishes made them significant to Union forces during the Civil War.
A portion of Louisiana was once the western extremity of colonial Florida
The Fontainebleau State Park bears the name of Bernard de Marigny's sugar plantation, which formerly occupied this site and was itself named after the estate of the French king Francois I.
Francisco Luis Hector, baron de Carondelet served as governor of the Spanish colonies of Louisiana and West Florida between 1791 and 1797.
Sculptor Frank Hayden often explored themes of fellowship, family, Christian values, war, and civil rights in his artwork.
After the Civil War, the Freedmen’s Bureau sought to provide social services to newly freed people, regulate contracts between laborers and employers, and protect citizens’ civil rights.
The period of French colonial control of Louisiana dates from 1682 to 1800.
The era of French control over Louisiana was marked by many challenges, including hurricanes and conflicts with Native American groups like the Natchez.
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