History
Louisa Lamotte
A Creole of color who became a pioneering scholar of education in France
Civil War Period
Civil War Period Index
Government, Politics & Law
Louisiana Constitutions
Louisiana has had ten state constitutions since 1812, with the current governing document dating to 1974.
Folklife
Louisiana Folktales
Louisiana’s folktales have been influenced by Indigenous peoples and the many cultural and ethnic groups that have immigrated to the state.
Government, Politics & Law
Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola
Founded in the early nineteenth century during a time of radical penal reformation, the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola is one of the nation's largest prisons.
Architecture
Louisiana State University Rural Life Museum
The LSU Rural Life Museum is an outdoor complex of southern rural vernacular buildings located in Baton Rouge.
History
Louisiana Tigers During the Civil War
During the Civil War, Louisiana’s battalions and regiments of foot soldiers were collectively known as the Louisiana Tigers with a reputation for reckless, often alcohol-fueled behavior.
7.13 b. Louisiana's Secession from the Union
The election of Abraham Lincoln and threats to slavery’s expansion were two major factors in Louisiana’s decision to leave the Union.
Government, Politics & Law
Louisiana's Secession from the Union
Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861, although many in the state opposed the decision.
Art
Luigi Marie Sotta
Italian painter Luigi Marie Sotta, a skilled and significant artist well versed in French academic practice, worked for at least two seasons in New Orleans.
Art
Lula King Saxon
Though remembered for being a talented landscape painter, Lula King Saxon was also a writer, musician, poet, singer, and actress.
History
Lynching
Lynching, an extralegal method of maintaining racial boundaries (and terror), has a long, bloody history in Louisiana.
History
Madam C. J. Walker
Madam C. J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, founded a successful hair-care business that eventually employed more than three thousand people.
