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Fort Pike State Historic Site: Orleans Parish: 22 acres (9 ha) Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site: Natchitoches Parish: 5 acres (2 ha) Forts Randolph and Buhlow State Historic Site: Rapides Parish: 103 acres (42 ha) Locust Grove State Historic Site: West Feliciana Parish: 1 acre (.4 ha) Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site: St ...
History of Louisiana. New York: Redfield. Volumes I, II, and III; King, Grace; John R. Ficklen (1900). A History of Louisiana (4th ed.). New York: University Publishing Company; Le Page Du Pratz, Antoine-Simon (1774). The History of Louisiana Or Of The Western Parts Of Virginia And Carolina. London: T. Becket
This is a complete list of National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana,. The United States National Historic Landmark program is a program of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.
Louisiana Historical Society, established in 1835, is a historical society in Louisiana charged with documentation and protection of colonial records. 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.
This is a list of properties and districts in Louisiana that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are listings in each of Louisiana's 64 parishes . The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below), may be seen in a map by clicking on "Map of ...
Class 5A: No. 1 Zachary (14-0) vs. No. 3 Ponchatoula (12-0), 7 p.m. This article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: LHSAA football playoffs: State championship schedule Show comments
1849 – Baton Rouge becomes capital of Louisiana. [3] 1850 – First Capitol building constructed. [7] 1852 – Louisiana Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind [8] and Magnolia Cemetery established. 1860 – Andrew Lytle photography studio in business. [9] [10] 1861 – January 23: Louisiana secession convention held. [7] 1862
In 1812, Louisiana was admitted to the Union as a state, and in 1817 Baton Rouge was incorporated. As the town was a strategic military post, between 1819 and 1822 the U.S. Army built the Pentagon Barracks , which became a major command post through the Mexican–American War (1846–1848).