6.10 a.–b. Acadians in Colonial Louisiana
The Acadians, ancestors of present-day Cajuns, were people of French ancestry who settled in what is now Canada before migrating to Louisiana.
Antebellum Period
Antebellum Period Index
Art
Achille Perelli
Italian-born sculptor Achille Perelli was an active participant in the New Orleans arts scene from 1850 to 1891.
Art
Achille Peretti
A native of Italy, Achille Peretti immigrated to the United States in 1884 following government repression of the First International, a leftist association of socialists and labor leaders to which he belonged.
Government, Politics & Law
Adams-Onís Treaty
The treaty that settled the western boundary of the Louisiana Purchase was ratified by the governments of Spain and the United States in 1821.
Art
Adolph Rinck
Adolph Rinck settled in New Orleans around 1840 where he was a successful portrait and miniature painter, art teacher, and sketch artist.
Architecture
Afton Villa Plantation and Gardens
Only the gardens and fragments of foundations survive from the fire that destroyed the Afton Villa plantation house in 1963.
Art
Alexandre Alaux
Alexandre Alaux, born in France in 1851, came to Louisiana at the age of six. After studying in Europe, Alaux returned to Louisiana, where he painted with his children until his death in 1932.
Government, Politics & Law
Alexandre Mouton
Alexandre Mouton, the first Democratic governor of Louisiana, served from 1843 to 1846.
Art
Alfred L. Boisseau
Alfred Boisseau lived and painted in New Orleans from 1845 to 1849 and was one of the earliest known artists to open a studio in the city.
Architecture
Alice Plantation
In 1961, the upper floor of this house was floated by barge along Bayou Teche from its original location in St. Mary Parish, which was being developed as a subdivision.
Folklife
All Saints Day
All Saints Day or All Hallows Day is a Catholic tradition honoring the saints and also deceased family members each November 1.
Art
Ambrose Duval
French artist Ambrose Duval achieved success as a miniature portrait painter in New Orleans in the early nineteenth century.
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