History
Domestic Slave Trade
The domestic slave trade, central to the economic growth of Louisiana, destroyed enslaved people’s families, wreaked havoc in their communities, and killed many, despite their attempts to resist.
Civil War Period
Civil War Period Index
Art
Dominico Canova
Born in Italy, Dominico Canova spent many years painting frescoes in banks, churches, and private homes in New Orleans and southern Louisiana.
History
Don Juan Filhiol
Don Juan Filhiol's most noted accomplishments are associated with the European settlement of the Ouachita River Valley and include the founding of the Poste d'Ouachita and Fort Miro, which later became Monroe, Louisiana.
Literature
Dorothy Dix
Dorothy Dix, the pseudonym of Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer, was a writer and immensely popular advice columnist in the early twentieth century.
Literature
Drama/Playwriting
Louisiana drama, like all Louisiana literature, is a rich and diverse subject.
Government, Politics & Law
E. A. Burke
Edward Austin Burke, known as Major E. A. Burke, was a Louisiana politician during the Reconstruction era.
Architecture
East Louisiana State Hospital
The East Louisiana State Hospital in Jackson was the state's first major permanent facility to provide behavioral healthcare to patients.
Music
Edmond Dédé
Edmond Dédé was a prominent African-American musician and composer in born in New Orleans in the nineteenth century.
Government, Politics & Law
Edward Bermudez
Edward Bermudez served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1880 to 1892.
Government, Politics & Law
Edwin T. Merrick
Edwin T. Merrick served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1855 to 1865.
Literature
Eliza Jane Nicholson
Eliza Jane Nicholson was the first woman publisher of a major daily newspaper in the United States. She was also a published poet, writing under the pen name Pearl Rivers.
Literature
Eliza Ripley
Eliza Ripley recounts life in antebellum Louisiana, focusing on the habits and customs of typical upper-class New Orleans households.
