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A history of the South Louisiana, German community of Roberts Cove from 1880 to 2007, including an extensive genealogy of the original families that settled the area; by Reinhart Kondert, with...

Biography of prominent Louisiana planter Duncan Farrar Kenner.Author: Craig A. BauerPublisher: University of LouisianaPublication Date: Sep 01, 2016Number of Pages: 368 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

One tried to swim his way out, masquerading in woman's finery that dragged him beneath the raging waters of the Mississippi River. Others tried to rehabilitate their ways out, only to find themselves...

All New Orleans' glories, tragedies, contributions, and complexities can be traced back to the geographical dilemma Bienville confronted in 1718 when selecting the primary location of New Orleans...

Author: Dege LeggPublisher: University of LouisianaPublication Date: Nov 10, 2020Number of Pages: 204 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1946160709ISBN-13: 9781946160706

Come Sunday is an image-driven book for middle grade students that provides culturally relevant content and parallel histories of Congo Square and New Orleans; historical background on present-day...

The Bringiers were among Louisiana's most prominent families during most of the 19th century. Though bits and pieces about the family and their many plantations frequently appear in studies on...

In fascinating detail, Dying to Tell gives us an in-depth look at different kinds of criminal deaths: ...the absolutely senseless slaying of a young correctional officer under the guise of racial...

Frenchie: The Story of French-Speaking Cajuns of World War IIAuthor: Jason P. TheriotPublisher: University of LouisianaPublication Date: Sep 10, 2024Number of Pages: 244 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

James Nolan describes this collection of his New Orleans poems as an "autobiography of place," for which he selected fifty poems written over a span of fifty years focused on his native city. Rarely...

This anthology constitutes the first attempt to fill comprehensively one of the most enduring lacunae in Louisiana historiography--the French-Antillian migration to the lower Mississippi Valley...

This ground breaking study is the first to comprehensively examine the history of yellow fever in Louisiana. As the state's largest city and principal port, New Orleans was frequently the center of...

Waking Up the Dream State describes Louisiana's long march toward environmental protection through nine lawsuits that have brought the state into the new era. All these cases, which range from the...