Architecture
St. Louis Cemeteries No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3
Established in 1789, St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is the oldest cemetery in the city of New Orleans.
Antebellum Period
Antebellum Period Index
Disasters
Steamboat Princess Disaster
On February 27, 1859, the Steamboat Princess exploded on the Mississippi River killing between 70 and 200 passengers and crew.
Literature
Swamps in Literature, Film, and Folklore
Swamps have a unique place in the literature, film and folklore of Louisiana.
Foodways
Tabasco Sauce
Tabasco is a popular brand of pepper sauce products and related items manufactured by McIlhenny Company, a privately held, family-owned business headquartered on Avery Island, Louisiana.
1.8 f. Tabasco Sauce
This spicy sauce is made in Louisiana and sold around the world.
Art
Theodore Sydney Moise
In the 1840s Theodore Sydney Moise moved to New Orleans, where he operated a successful portrait studio for decades.
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 Bolling Robertson
The third governor of Louisiana after its admission as a state, Thomas Robertson served from 1820 to 1824.
Government, Politics & Law
Thomas C. Manning
Thomas C. Manning served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1877 to 1880.
Architecture
Thomas Kelah Wharton
Louisiana artist and architect Thomas Wharton is best known for the writings and sketches he kept in a daybook.
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.
Government, Politics & Law
Thomas Slidell
Thomas Slidell served as chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1853 to 1855.
