Art
Jules Lion
Jules Lion, a French-born mulatto, was a master lithographer and one of the most distinguished African American artists in antebellum New Orleans.
U.S. Territorial Period
U.S. Territorial Period Index
Business & Industry
Julien de Lalande Poydras
Julien de Lalande Poydras was a Point Coupée Parish plantation owner, banker, political leader, and philanthropist who was a pivotal figure in the early history of Louisiana.
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
Louis Antoine Collas
Louis Antoine Collas was an adept and very popular miniature portrait painter who regularly traveled to Louisiana to paint plantation owners and merchants.
Art
Louis Develle
Louis Develle, a French artist active in New Orleans, was best known for his set designs at the Théatre d’Orléans.
Government, Politics & Law
Louisiana Constitutions
Louisiana has had ten state constitutions since 1812, with the current governing document dating to 1974.
Folklife
Louisiana Folktales
Louisiana’s folktales have been influenced by Indigenous peoples and the many cultural and ethnic groups that have immigrated to the state.
7.8 h. Louisiana Purchase and Territorial Louisiana
This entry covers the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and the period of territorial governance that followed until Louisiana became a state in 1812.
History
Louisiana Purchase and Territorial Period
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 added an immense, undefined amount of territory to the United States.
Architecture
Louisiana State University Rural Life Museum
The LSU Rural Life Museum is an outdoor complex of southern rural vernacular buildings located in Baton Rouge.
Art
Luigi Marie Sotta
Italian painter Luigi Marie Sotta, a skilled and significant artist well versed in French academic practice, worked for at least two seasons in New Orleans.
Architecture
Madame John's Legacy
Madame John's Legacy derives its national landmark status not only from its architectural significance but also from its real and fictional associations with the French Quarter's French and Spanish colonial society.
