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The history of the area that is now the U.S. state of Louisiana, can be traced back thousands of years to when it was occupied by indigenous peoples. The first indications of permanent settlement, ushering in the Archaic period , appear about 5,500 years ago.
Louisiana entrance sign off Interstate 20 in Madison Parish east of Tallulah. Louisiana [pronunciation 1] (French: Louisiane ⓘ; Spanish: Luisiana; Louisiana Creole: Lwizyàn) [b] is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east.
Louisiana Historical Society, established in 1835, is a historical society in Louisiana charged with documentation and protection of colonial records. [1] According to its website, it is the oldest historical organization in the state. The society has a long history of publishings, including the Louisiana Historical Quarterly.
Exhibit inside the Slavery Museum at Whitney Plantation Historic District, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Following Robert Cavelier de La Salle establishing the French claim to the territory and the introduction of the name Louisiana, the first settlements in the southernmost portion of Louisiana (New France) were developed at present-day Biloxi (1699), Mobile (1702), Natchitoches ...
William Pinchback, who also had a legal white family, freed Eliza and her two surviving children in 1836; she had borne six children by that point and two had survived. [2] She had four more children with Pinchback, all born into freedom under Georgia law because she was free. [citation needed] Pinckney Stewart's parents were of diverse ethnic ...
A 1980 Shreveport Journal article by Mary Baldwin reads, “While growing up in McDade, south of Taylortown, I heard many stories about the old tower, and children of that area, delighted in ...
Pages in category "History of Louisiana" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Since 1958, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame has honored the elite figures in state sports history. The state has many sports teams for high school, college and professional athletes. [15] In Louisiana, as in many other states, a love of athletics is instilled from a young age.