1.8 b. Traditional New Orleans Jazz
Experimenting and improvising are important parts of this American musical form.
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1.8 d. Old State Capitol
The Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge is now a museum.
1.8 b. Cajun Music
Louisiana’s Cajun music has been influenced by a rich blend of musical traditions.
1.8 e. King Cake
King cakes are a sweet bread or pastry usually decorated in purple, green, and gold.
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4.19 b., d. Woodland Period
People of the Tchefuncte, Marksville, Troyville, and Coles Creek cultures lived in Louisiana during the Woodland period.
4.19 b.–d. Mississippi Period
People of the Plaquemine, Caddo, and Mississippian cultures lived in Louisiana between 300 and 800 years ago during a time known as the Mississippi period.
4.19 b.–d. Understanding Prehistoric Louisiana
By studying artifacts, archaeologists know that people were in Louisiana at least 13,000 years ago.
4.19 b.–d. Archaic Period
During the Archaic period, people from the Evans culture built large mounds made of dirt.
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6.9 h., 6.10 a.–b. Natchez Revolt of 1729
When forced by a French commander to leave their village, Natchez men responded by attacking the French settlement of Fort Rosalie.
6.10 d. Code Noir
The Code Noir provided rules for how colonists treated enslaved people as well as how people of European and African ancestry interacted in French colonial Louisiana.
6.8 a.-b., 6.9 g.-h. Natchez Indians
Both French and British colonists sought alliances with the Natchez Indians, an American Indian group with settlements along the Lower Mississippi River.
6.10 a.–d. Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville, served as governor of Louisiana and founded the city of New Orleans.
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7.13 h. P. G. T. Beauregard
Louisiana native Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a prominent Confederate general.
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.
7.9 d, 7.10 m. Free People of Color from the Early American Period through the Civil War
After the Louisiana Purchase, lawmakers passed numerous restrictions against free people of color, though they still experienced some economic gains and opportunities.
7.14 f. Oscar Dunn
Oscar James Dunn became one of the first Black men in the United States to serve in an executive political position when he was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana in 1868.
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8.11 d. World War I
During World War I, the federal government expanded its power and reach, while social and cultural movements transformed the world in which most Americans, including Louisianans, lived.
8.12 g. Great Flood of 1927
The Great Flood of 1927 inundated more than ten thousand square miles across twenty Louisiana parishes and left tens of thousands of Louisianans without shelter.
8.13 e. New Deal in Louisiana
The effectiveness of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program in Louisiana was undercut by conflict with US Senator Huey P. Long.
8.17 c. Hurricane Betsy
One of the most destructive storms in Louisiana history, Hurricane Betsy made landfall on September 9, 1965.
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C.9 a. Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is the largest of four federally recognized tribal governments in Louisiana.
C.9 a. Tunica-Biloxi Tribe
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe is one of only four American Indian groups in Louisiana recognized by the federal government.
C.9 j. Napoleonic Code
The French Civil Code of 1804 standardized civil law in France, becoming a model legal framework for jurisdictions around the world, including Louisiana.
C.11 k. Police Juries
This distinct form of government exists in more than half of Louisiana’s parishes.