Archaeology
Evans Culture
This entry covers the prehistoric Evans culture during the Middle Archaic Period, 6000–2000 BCE
Encyclopedia
Archaeology
Archaeology
Tchefuncte Site
An archaeological site on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain helps researchers understand Tchefuncte culture from 600 to 200 BCE
Archaeology
Poverty Point Culture
This entry covers prehistoric Poverty Point culture during the Late Archaic period, 2000–800 BCE
Archaeology
Los Adaes
The history of the fort, mission, and settlement of Los Adaes reflects both intercolonial rivalry and cooperation among the Spanish, French, and Native Americans who lived along the border of New Spain and French Louisiana.
Architecture
Architecture
Alice Plantation
In 1961, the upper floor of this house was floated by barge along Bayou Teche from its original location in St. Mary Parish, which was being developed as a subdivision.
Architecture
Presbytere
Along with the Cabildo and St. Louis Cathedral, the Presbytere figures as a major component in New Orleans' Jackson Square.
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.
Architecture
Xavier University
Xavier University in New Orleans is the only historically black Catholic university in the United States.
Art
Art
Sandra Russell Clark
Photographer Sandra Russell Clark creates black-and-white, infrared, hand-painted images of historic New Orleans cemeteries, southern landscapes and gardens, and European architecture.
Art
Dawn DeDeaux
Dawn DeDeaux is a multi-media, digital, and conceptual artist based in New Orleans.
Art
Patricia Whitty
Photorealist painter Patricia Whitty not only captured the images of still-life objects but her rendering lent a luminous essence to her subjects.
Art
John Clemmer
Artist John Clemmer was an active member of the New Orleans art scene from the 1930s-2010s.
Folklife
Folklife
Herbert Singleton
Self-taught artist Herbert Singleton created dramatic scenes of the rough New Orleans environment into which he was born, using found objects such as salvaged doors, driftwood, and discarded furniture.
Folklife
Baby Dolls
The Baby Dolls were one of the first women's street masking groups in the United States. The practice continues today as a living legacy.
Folklife
1873 Comus Parade
Mardi Gras of 1873 provided the occasion for a bold display of political commentary and costume artistrly by the Mystick Krewe of Comus.
Folklife
Courir de Mardi Gras
The courir de Mardi Gras is the rural celebration of Mardi Gras in Louisiana, usually held in Cajun communities
Foodways
Foodways
Gumbo
Gumbo is a thick soup that can be considered the signature dish of south Louisiana.
Foodways
Tabasco Sauce
Tabasco is a popular brand of pepper sauce products and related items manufactured by McIlhenny Company, a privately held, family-owned business headquartered on Avery Island, Louisiana.
Foodways
Mississippian Culture
The Mississippian culture spanned from roughly 1050 to 1700 CE
Foodways
Lucky Dogs
The weiner-shaped Lucky Dog hot dog pushcarts in New Orleans's French Quarter were the inspiration for the fictional Paradise Vendors in John Kennedy Toole's novel "A Confederacy of Dunces."
Geography
Geography
Natchitoches Settlement
The Natchitoches settlement, founded in 1714, is the oldest in the Louisiana Territory.
Geography
Red River Raft
The Great Raft was a thousand-year-old logjam in the Red River that prevented transportation downriver to New Orleans.
Geography
Slidell
Surveyed and platted in 1883 for the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad, Slidell was named for John Slidell, Confederate ambassador to France and U.S. congressman.
Geography
The Neutral Strip
The Neutral Strip existed outside the governance of either the United States or Spain until 1821.
Government & Politics
Government & Politics
Louisiana's Secession from the Union
Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861, although many in the state opposed the decision.
Government & Politics
John T. Ludeling
John T. Ludeling served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1868 to 1877.
Government & Politics
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.
Government & Politics
Earl Long
Earl Kemp Long served three nonconsecutive terms as Louisiana governor.
History
History
Edwin Edwards
Democratic politician Edwin Washington Edwards casts a long shadow over the state's political history.
History
Marie Laveau
Marie Laveau was a free woman of color born in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Laveau assumed the leadership role of a multiracial religious community for which she gave consultations and held ceremonies. During her time, she was known as "The Priestess of the Voudous"; among many other colorful titles.
History
Magnolia Mound Plantation
The antebellum Magnolia Mound plantation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana was constructed in the 1790s.
History
James Noe
James Noe served as the interim governor of Louisiana after the death of Governor Oscar "O. K." Allen.
Literature
Literature
Sherwood Anderson
Sherwood Anderson first arrived in New Orleans in 1922 and quickly became the charismatic center of the arts scene now known as the French Quarter Renaissance.
Literature
Drama/Playwriting
Louisiana drama, like all Louisiana literature, is a rich and diverse subject.
Literature
French Quarter Renaissance
In the 1920s, a bohemian scene emerged in the French Quarter of New Orleans that contributed to its preservation and revitalization as a tourist destination.
Literature
Evelyn Scott
Evelyn Scott began her literary career as a poet but expanded into other literary genres, including short stories, essays, novels, memoir, and drama.
Migration
Migration
The Caddo Indian Treaty
The Caddo Indian Treaty of 1835 between the Caddo people of northwestern Louisiana and the US government resulted in a protected American boundary with Mexico, the relocation of the Caddo from Louisiana to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), and the establishment of present-day Shreveport.
Music
Music
Randy Newman
Musician and composer Randy Newman was influenced by the time he lived in New Orleans as a child and many of his songs, including the poignant “Louisiana 1927,” reflect this.
Music
Emanuel Sayles
Emanuel Sayles was a New Orleans traditional jazz, blues, and rhythm and blues singer, banjoist and guitarist.
Music
Dave Oxley
Dave Oxley was a traditional jazz and early rhythm and blues drummer from New Orleans.
Music
Creole George Guesnon
“Creole” George Guesnon was a traditional jazz banjo player and vocalist from New Orleans, known as a stunningly innovative performer and composer who recorded nearly 100 of his own compositions for the Icon record label.
Religion & Spirituality
Religion & Spirituality
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.
Religion & Spirituality
Jimmy Swaggart
Called the "King of Honky Tonk Heaven" by Newsweek in 1982, Ferriday's Jimmy Swaggart was America's most popular televangelist in the 1980s.
Sports & Recreation
Sports & Recreation
New Orleans Saints
When it was aired, the New Orleans Saints Super Bowl victory in 2010 was the most-watched television broadcast in history, drawing more than 153 million viewers.
Sports & Recreation
Terry Bradshaw
Louisiana's Terry Bradshaw won four Super Bowls as quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s.
Sports & Recreation
Howie Pollet
Howie Pollet was one of three left-handed pitchers from the same New Orleans block to make it to baseball's major leagues.
Sports & Recreation
Ham Richardson
Ham Richardson was one of the top-rated mens tennis players in the world in the 1950s.
