History
Mary Ann Patout
Mary Ann Patout was an important figure in the Louisiana banking and sugar industries.
Civil War Period
Civil War Period Index
Art
Mary Sheerer
Designer Mary Sheerer was a major influence on Newcomb Pottery, an art form she once described as "made of Southern clays, by Southern artists, decorated with Southern subjects."
Disasters
Mechanics’ Institute Massacre of 1866
Following the Civil War, an attempt to amend the state’s constitution to grant Black men the vote provoked a deadly reaction from white supremacists, sparking national outrage and significant reforms.
Architecture
Metairie Cemetery
Tombs at Metairie Cemetery are more spaciously laid out than in other New Orleans cemeteries and constitute some of the most spectacular and grandiose funerary architecture in the United States.
Art
Meyer Strauss
Artist Meyer Straus, a leading theater scenery painter, also produced masterful landscapes during his time in Louisiana.
Government, Politics & Law
Michael Hahn
Bavarian immigrant Michael Hahn served as the first Union governor of Louisiana for one year during the Civil War.
Government, Politics & Law
Milliken’s Bend
At Milliken’s Bend the majority of Union forces were formerly enslaved men whose valor was heralded to increase military recruitment among free African Americans.
History
Mother Mary Hyacinth
Mother Mary Hyacinth led nine Daughters of the Cross from France to central Louisiana in 1855 to open a convent and several schools.
Architecture
Mulberry Grove Plantation
Before its restoration in the 1950s, the Mulberry Grove Plantation house was being used as a hay barn.
Government, Politics & Law
Napoleonic Code
The French Civil Code of 1804 standardized civil law in France, becoming a model legal framework for jurisdictions around the world, including Louisiana.
C.9 j. Napoleonic Code
The French Civil Code of 1804 standardized civil law in France, becoming a model legal framework for jurisdictions around the world, including Louisiana.
6.10. d. Napoleonic Code (French Civil Code)
France’s Civil Code of 1804 standardized civil law and became a model legal framework around the world, including in Louisiana.
