Architecture
Laurel Valley Plantation
In the early twentieth century, Thibodaux's Laurel Valley Plantation was the largest sugar producer in the region and employed as many as 450 workers.
Contemporary Period
Contemporary Period Index
Architecture
Layton Castle
Layton Castle, a rambling, maze-like brick home built in 1814, is an architectural landmark in Monroe, Louisiana.
Architecture
LeBeau Plantation
The LeBeau House plantation occupies one of the narrow lots typical of The Island, the area between the Mississippi and False rivers.
Art
Lee Estes
Photographer Lee Estes is best known for his precise and extensive black and white photographic documentation of vernacular subjects, especially architecture.
Government, Politics & Law
Legalized Gambling
Legalized gambling has played an important cultural, political, and economic role in Louisiana's history from the colonial era to the present.
Sports & Recreation
Leon Barmore
Before his retirement in 2002, basketball coach Leon Barmore led the Lady Techsters from Louisiana Tech University to nine Final Four appearances.
Government, Politics & Law
Les Petites Nations
Approximately forty ethnically and politically distinct North American Indigenous polities located in the Gulf Coast region and lower Mississippi River valley made up les petites nations.
Art
Leslie Staub
New Orleans painter Leslie Staub is best known for her series of Louisiana cultural and political figures rendered in a style reminiscent of Orthodox Church icons.
History
LGBTQ+ Rights Movement in Louisiana
Queer people have long been part of Louisiana’s history, but the political movement for LGBTQ+ rights emerged slowly in the late twentieth century.
Architecture
Lighthouses
Installed in the 1800s, Louisiana's lighthouses were not only among the state's most visually dynamic buildings, but also provided a vital service for commercial mariners.
Music
Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne is one of the best-known rappers from New Orleans, having reached the status of a global celebrity.
Art
Lin Emery
Louisiana artist Lin Emery was best known for her polished aluminum kinetic sculptures in public spaces and collections around the world.
