Literature
Cajuns in Literature
Acadians, Cajuns, and their history became part of American literature, often represented through romantic myth.
Reconstruction Period
Reconstruction Period Index
Foodways
Calas
Fried rice cakes known as calas were once ubiquitous among New Orleans street vendors.
Literature
Cammie Garrett Henry
Cammie Henry played a central role in Louisiana's artistic and literary communities, as both a patron of the arts and preservationist.
Folklife
Campeche Chair
The Campeche chair, a leather or caned sling seat supported by a non-folding cross-frame, was in widespread use in the United States and New Spain in the first half of the nineteenth century.
Art
Captain William Lindsey Challoner
Captain William Lindsey Challoner worked for the Machecca line of fruit trade ships and sailed through many international ports. These busy ports inspired Challoner's paintings of ships and harbor scenes.
Folklife
Carnival Throws
The culture and history of Mardi Gras throws, especially ubiquitous plastic beads, reflect relationships Louisianans have with each other and the spaces they inhabit.
7.14 e. Carpetbaggers and Scalawags
“Carpetbagger” and “scalawag” were derogatory terms used to describe white Republicans from the North or southern-born radicals during Reconstruction.
Government, Politics & Law
Carpetbaggers and Scalawags
“Carpetbagger” and “scalawag” were derogatory terms used to deride white Republicans from the North or southern-born radicals during Reconstruction.
Architecture
Carville National Leprosarium
Several buildings at the National Leprosarium at Carville, Louisiana, were built by the Works Progress Administration.
Architecture
Centenary State Historic Site
The Centenary State Historic Site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Religion & Spirituality
Cercle Harmonique
Members of the Cercle Harmonique held séances and received messages from the spirit world in support of Black rights and social equality.
Government, Politics & Law
Charles A. O'Niell
Charles A. O'Niell served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1922 to 1949.
