Encyclopedia of Louisiana History, Culture and Community

Reconstruction

Reconstruction, the post-Civil War period in U.S. History, profoundly affected life in Louisiana as federal policy determined the status of former Confederate leaders and newly freed enslaved people. Read More »

Conrad Albrizio

Conrad Albrizio did much of his work in Louisiana, and his frescos, murals, and paintings ornament Depression-era buildings throughout the region. Read More »

Avery Island

Located in Iberia Parish, Avery Island is the largest of five salt domes along the Louisiana coast. Read More »

Yellow Fever

The first case of yellow fever to strike Louisiana occurred in 1769, but the first epidemic transpired in 1796 when 638 people (out of a population of 8,756) died from the disease, translating into a mortality rate of 72.86 per thousand. Read More »

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