Architecture
St. Louis Cathedral
Since 1850, the St. Louis Cathedral’s impressive three-steeple facade has become the city’s most recognizable building.
Late-20th Century
Late-20th Century Index
Architecture
St. Louis Cemeteries No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3
Established in 1789, St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is the oldest cemetery in the city of New Orleans.
Architecture
St. Mark's Community Center
St. Mark's Community Center, a settlement house run by Methodist deaconesses, opened its doors in New Orleans in 1909 and continues to operate today.
Archaeology
St. Peter Street Cemetery
Thousands of New Orleans’s eighteenth-century residents are interred at the site of the St. Peter Street Cemetery in the French Quarter.
Literature
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias, a 1987 play by Robert Harling, centers on the bond among six southern women in the 1980s in the fictional setting of Chinquapin Parish, Louisiana and how they cope with the untimely death of a young mother within their tightly knit circle.
Government, Politics & Law
Stewart Butler
Stewart Butler was a pioneering LGBTQ+ activist who made an impact across the state and nation.
Architecture
Strand Theatre
Designed by New Orleans–based architect Emile Weil, the Strand Theatre opened in Shreveport on July 3, 1925.
History
Students United
Students United was a student-led campus movement that advocated for student concerns at Southern University.
Foodways
Stuffed Shrimp
Popularized in the late 1950s, stuffed shrimp is a signature dish of Shreveport.
Music
Swamp Pop
Swamp pop music combines New Orleans-style rhythm and blues, country and western, and Cajun and black Creole music.
Music
Sweet Emma Barrett
Self-taught jazz pianist Sweet Emma Barrett was able to follow any piece of music after hearing it only once.
Art
Syndey Byrd
South Louisiana's musical traditions and Carnival celebrations fueled photographer Syndey Byrd's work for more than thirty years.
