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Marc-Antoine Caillot and the Company of the Indies in Louisiana
Between 1717 and 1731, the French Company of the Indies (Compagnie des Indes) held a virtual monopoly over Louisiana culture and trade. Among numerous controls, its administrators …
The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus
Since the creation of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus in 1977, the number of black lawmakers in the Louisiana legislature has increased; however, many of the socioeconomic …
The Butlers of Iberville Parish, Louisiana
In 1833, Edward G. W. and Frances Parke Butler moved to their newly constructed plantation house, Dunboyne, on the banks of the Mississippi River near the village of Bayou Goula. …
French and Spanish Records of Louisiana
Representing years of extensive research, this authoritative and comprehensive guide to the records generated in the Louisiana Territory during the French and Spanish colonial …
A Yankee Regiment in Confederate Louisiana
The 31st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of only a handful of New England units to serve in Louisiana and the Gulf region during the Civil War, and, of those, it …
Gerstäcker's Louisiana
A global traveler and adventurer, the German author Friedrich Gerstäcker (1816--1872) first arrived in Louisiana in March 1838, paddling the waterways leading from the wilds of …
Louisiana and the Gulf South Frontier, 1500-1821
Bound together by social, demographic, and economic commonalities, the territory extending from East Texas to West Florida occupies a unique space in early American history. A …
Slavery, the Civil Law, and the Supreme Court of Louisiana
Winner of the Francis Butler Simkins Award for 1995 and the 1994 General L. Kemper Williams PrizeIn what may be the most impressive research to date of state supreme court records, …
Jay Ducote's Louisiana Outdoor Cooking
From Venison Grillades to Coconut Chili-Chocolate Tarts and much in between, Jay Ducote's Louisiana Outdoor Cooking features more than 150 recipes fun and easy enough to make in …
Fonville Winans' Louisiana
This remarkable book, first published twenty years ago, continues to offer a singular window into the customs, politics, and places of twentieth-century Louisiana. This dazzling …