Louisiana is the only US state that refers to its political subdivisions as parishes, which are equivalent to counties ...

America went to war against Great Britain to assert its rights as an independent, sovereign nation, and to attempt the ...

As American cities go, New Orleans is unique in so many ways, including its coffee culture -- and chicory is a major part of ...

Reports state that he successfully passed through Louisiana and Texas, crossing through El Paso ... She disappeared while ...

Through hurricanes, fires and controversy, few elements of LSU’s campus remain as they were when the university was founded; ...

1792-1821: 6 new slave states enter the United States: Kentucky (1792), Tennessee (1796); Louisiana (1812), Mississippi (1817), Alabama (1819), and Missouri (1821) Territory north of 36 degrees 30 ...

Arkansas’s northern boundary was shaped in 1813 when Arkansas County was formed within the Mississippi Territory. When ...

Jackson would then be promoted to major general. Although the War of 1812 had officially ended, the British later attempted to separate the Louisiana Territory from the rest of the US. “Mad Dog ...

There is one marking the $3 million gold-backed bond issue in 1933 for the State of Louisiana Port Commission ... leading to the Battle of New Orleans in 1812. Here, George Villere Young, one ...

If you have ever loaded up the car with gas and snacks for a scenic road trip across the country, you’ve probably noticed some of the iconic signs that welcome you to each state. You may even look ...

Rich in history (the town was founded way back in 1677) and proud of its nickname as “the town that fooled the British” in the War of 1812, St. Michaels is also ... in traditional pot stills using ...

1792-1821: 6 new slave states enter the United States: Kentucky (1792), Tennessee (1796); Louisiana (1812), Mississippi (1817), Alabama (1819), and Missouri (1821) Territory north of 36 degrees 30 ...