Disasters
2016 Floods
A rainy weekend in August 2016 unexpectedly left behind more than three times the amount of rain dropped by Hurricane Katrina, damaging 146,000 homes in fifty-six of Louisiana’s sixty-four parishes.
Central Louisiana
Central Louisiana Index
Government, Politics & Law
Adams-Onís Treaty
The treaty that settled the western boundary of the Louisiana Purchase was ratified by the governments of Spain and the United States in 1821.
History
African Americans in the Civil War
African Americans, both freed and enslaved, played critical roles in Civil War Louisiana.
6.9 f., 6.10 b. African Slavery in French Colonial Louisiana
Enslaved Africans and people of African descent played key roles in nearly every aspect of the development of Louisiana.
6.10 d. Alejandro O'Reilly
Alejandro O’Reilly served as the second Spanish governor of Louisiana from 1769 to 1770.
Government, Politics & Law
Alejandro O'Reilly
This entry provides a biographical overview of Alejandro O'Reilly, the second Spanish governor of Louisiana.
Art
Alexandre de Batz
Alexandre de Batz created the earliest known images of Native Americans in the lower Mississippi valley from sketches he rendered while surveying Louisiana in the eighteenth century.
Folklife
All Saints Day
All Saints Day or All Hallows Day is a Catholic tradition honoring the saints and also deceased family members each November 1.
Government, Politics & Law
Anglo-Americans
While Louisiana began as a French colony and its dominant culture remained Creole French well into the nineteenth century, Anglo-Americans began to form a significant minority in region the late colonial period.
History
Antebellum Louisiana
The Antebellum period in Louisiana begins with statehood in 1812 and ends with Louisiana joining the Confederacy in 1860.
Government, Politics & Law
Anti-Longism
Huey P. Long was one of the most colorful and controversial politicians in Louisiana history. Admiration of his leadership was strong, but so was contempt; the contempt ultimately resulted in his death at the hand of a disgruntled citizen.
Government, Politics & Law
Antoine de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac
Antoine de La Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac served as the governor of Louisiana from 1713 to 1716.
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