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Introduction to architectural styles that have shaped Louisiana's landscapes.
Author : Jonathan Fricker
Publisher : University of Louisiana
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 42,97 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Architecture
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Introduction to architectural styles that have shaped Louisiana's landscapes.
Author : Clare D'Artois Leeper
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,72 MB
Release : 2012-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0807147397
From Aansel to Zwolle, with Mardi Gras Bayou in between, avid writer Clare D Artois Leeper offers her own alphabet of places in Louisiana, both past and present. Louisiana Place Names includes 893 entries that reveal Leeper s distinct view of the state s history. Her unique blend of documented fact and traditional wisdom result in an entertaining guide to Louisiana s place name lore.
Author : Louisiana State Law Institute
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 21,42 MB
Release : 1970
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Author : Mike Tidwell
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 14,29 MB
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0307424928
The Cajun coast of Louisiana is home to a way of life as unique, complex, and beautiful as the terrain itself. As award-winning travel writer Mike Tidwell journeys through the bayou, he introduces us to the food and the language, the shrimp fisherman, the Houma Indians, and the rich cultural history that makes it unlike any other place in the world. But seeing the skeletons of oak trees killed by the salinity of the groundwater, and whole cemeteries sinking into swampland and out of sight, Tidwell also explains why each introduction may be a farewell—as the storied Louisiana coast steadily erodes into the Gulf of Mexico. Part travelogue, part environmental exposé, Bayou Farewell is the richly evocative chronicle of the author's travels through a world that is vanishing before our eyes.
Author : Jon Kukla
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 40,84 MB
Release : 2009-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0307493237
In A Wilderness so Immense, historian Jon Kukla recounts the fascinating tale of the personal maneuverings, political posturing, and international intrigue that culminated in the greatest land deal in history. Spanning nearly two decades, Kukla’s book brings to life a pageant of characters from Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and John Jay, to Napoleon and Carlos III of Spain and other colorful figures. Employing letters, memoirs, contemporary documents, and a host of other sources, Kukla creates a complete and compelling account of the Louisiana Purchase. From the hinterlands in Kentucky to the courts of Spain, France, and England to the halls of Congress, he re-creates the forces and personalities that turned a struggle for navigation rights on the Mississippi into an event that doubled the size of the country and altered the destiny of the United States forever.
Author : James D. Slaten
Publisher :
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 35,10 MB
Release : 2001-02-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780963157799
The Handbook is divided into 23 tabbed sections and contained in a three ring binder. Flip quickly and easily through the indexed Hand-book to find all of your necessary information.
Author : Stephen Rue
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 21,77 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781419676765
"Winning your Louisiana divorce and matters regarding child support, spousal support, community property, and more."
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Page : pages
File Size : 50,34 MB
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Category : Louisiana
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Author : Pocket Press
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,32 MB
Release : 2021
Category :
ISBN : 9781613710494
Author : Carl A. Brasseaux
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 23,16 MB
Release : 2011-05-18
Category : Photography
ISBN : 0807139653
"Acadiana" summons up visions of a legendary and exotic world of moss-draped cypress, cocoa-colored bayous, subtropical wildlife, and spicy indigenous cuisine. The ancestral home of Cajuns and Creoles, this twenty-two-parish area of south Louisiana encompasses a broad range of people, places, and events. In their historical and pictorial tour of the region, author Carl A. Brasseaux and photographer Philip Gould explore in depth this fascinating and complex world. As passionate documentarians of all things Cajun and Creole, Brasseaux and Gould delve into the topography, culture, and economy of Acadiana. In two hundred color photographs of architecture, landscapes, wildlife, and artifacts, Gould portrays the rich history still visible in the area, while Brasseaux's engagingly written narrative covers the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century story of settlement and development in the region. Brasseaux brings the story up to date, recounting devastating hurricanes and coastal degradation. From living-history attractions such as Vermilionville, the Acadian Village, and Longfellow-Evangeline State Park to music venues, festivals, and crawfish boils, Acadiana depicts a resilient and vibrant way of life and presents a vivid portrait of a culture that continues to captivate, charm, and endure. For all those who want to explore these people and this place, Brasseaux and Gould have provided an insightful written and visual history.