HUEY LONG (1893-1935)
May 6, 2009
Huey Pierce Long was perhaps the most controversial and colorful state governor in US history. He was born on August 30, 1893 to poor Winnfield Parish farmers. He attended law school at Tulane University and after completing... [Read more]
NOTTOWAY PLANTATION
May 5, 2009
Sitting only 200′ from the banks of the Mississippi River just north of White Castle, Louisiana, is the majestic Nottoway Plantation. With over 53,000 square feet on three floors, this enormous architectural treasure represents... [Read more]
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, ST. FRANCISVILLE
May 4, 2009
Reward yourself with visit to the enchanting Grace Episcopal Church in St. Francisville—an historic town located on a hill atop the Mississippi River, just north of Baton Rouge and New Orleans. You’ll be captivated... [Read more]
CROWLEY, LOUISIANA
May 3, 2009
The Louisiana Western railroad had finally completed freight and passenger train serve between New Orleans and Houston in 1881. Five years later in 1886, brothers C.C. and W.W. Duson with the financed-backed support of a group... [Read more]
WILLIAM C. C. CLAIBORNE
May 2, 2009
Louisiana’s first elected governor, William Charles Cole Claiborne, was actually born in 1775 in Sussex County, Virginia. Claiborne was educated at Richmond Academy and briefly attended William and Mary College. Claiborne... [Read more]
HOUMAS INDIAN TRIBE
May 1, 2009
The year was 1686 when French explorer Robert LaSalle led his expedition down the Mississippi toward its mouth; a land to be named Louisiana. As he rounded a bend in the river about 30 miles north of what is now Baton Rouge,... [Read more]
LAURA PLANTATION- VACHERIE, LA
April 30, 2009
About an hours drive upriver along the west bank of the Mississippi River, south of New Orleans, sits a rather unique plantation named Laura. Its uniqueness is derived from the fact that it is one of only about 15 still-standing... [Read more]
PIROGUES
April 29, 2009
Early French settlers of Louisiana quickly adopted the Carib Indian method of getting around in the shallow marsh and swamps. Waterways were the “roadways” of Louisiana and people depended upon an efficient method... [Read more]
THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE
April 28, 2009
In these days of economic uncertainty and a depressed real estate market, it’s somewhat refreshing to reflect back on the amazing deal negotiated on behalf of the United States by James Monroe. The year was 1803 and Monroe... [Read more]
LOUISIANA HAYRIDE
April 27, 2009
Many people who grew up in the 1950’s and 60’s might recall the name Louisiana Hayride. Radio station KWKH began broadcasting this popular Saturday night progam in 1948 at Shreveport’s Municipal Auditorium... [Read more]