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.
Late-20th Century
Late-20th Century Index
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.
Business & Industry
Liberty Theatre
The historic theater in Eunice entertained generations as a movie theater, vaudeville house, and home of Rendez-vous des Cajuns.
Music
Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne is one of the best-known rappers from New Orleans, having reached the status of a global celebrity.
Literature
Lillian Hellman
New Orleans native Lillian Hellman was the author of several successful plays, as well as her popular memoirs.
Art
Lin Emery
Louisiana artist Lin Emery was best known for her polished aluminum kinetic sculptures in public spaces and collections around the world.
Sports & Recreation
Linda Tuero
New Orleans's Linda Tuero was a collegiate and professional tennis champion in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
History
Lindy Boggs
Lindy Boggs was the first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana.
Architecture
Linwood Plantation
Albert G. Carter built Linwood Plantation in Louisiana from an inherited Spanish land grant.
