Government, Politics & Law
Frank A. Monroe
Frank Adair Monroe served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1914 to 1922.
Civil War Period
Civil War Period Index
Art
Free Black Artists in Antebellum New Orleans
New Orleans' unique three-tiered racial system which accepted free people of color as a separate caste from enslaved blacks provided a unique opportunity for free black artists.
History
Free People of Color
Free people of color constituted a diverse segment of Louisiana’s population and included people that were born free or enslaved, were of African or mixed racial ancestry, and were French- or English-speaking
7.9 d, 7.10 m. Free People of Color from the Early American Period through the Civil War
After the Louisiana Purchase, lawmakers passed numerous restrictions against free people of color, though they still experienced some economic gains and opportunities.
Architecture
Gallier Hall
Gallier Hall is considered one of the masterpieces of Greek Revival style in the South.
Art
George Castleden
Best known for his paintings of New Orleans's French Quarter architecture, itinerant artist George Frederick Castleden held exhibitions in the courtyard of the Cabildo.
Art
George David Coulon and Family
The works of Louisiana artist George David Coulon are known for the meticulous detail and the jewel-like quality of his portraits and landscapes, most of which were painted between 1839 and 1902.
Government, Politics & Law
George Foster Shepley
General George Shepley became the military governor of federally-occupied Louisiana in June 1862 and served until March 1864.
Art
George Francois Mugnier
The images shot by New Orleans photographer George Mugnier illustrate the life and times of Louisiana as the state entered the twentieth century.
Art
George Ohr
George Ohr was known for his eccentric personality and the wild and exaggerated pottery that he sold at his studio on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Literature
George Washington Cable
The writings of George Washington Cable explored the Creole culture and generated national attention.
History
Germantown Utopian Colony
Germantown was a utopian colony founded in 1835 by a breakaway sect of the Harmony Society in what is today rural Webster Parish near the town of Minden.
