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Genealogy

LAGenWeb Parish Projects has individual pages for each parish in Louisiana. This Web site is part of the USGenWeb Project.

GENERAL REFERENCE/MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS

The official Web site for the State of Louisiana is the entry point for information on state government with links to all agencies, boards and commissions. The Web site includes tourist information, sections on culture and history, information for students and more.

The State Library of Louisiana was established in 1925, and the Carnegie Corporation, the great philanthropic organization which spent millions on libraries throughout the United States, selected Louisiana as recipient of a $50,000 grant to demonstrate library service on a statewide basis. The Louisiana State Library became a leader in providing library services to the state's citizens and today remains one of the most comprehensive systems in the United States. In June of 1999, the library made an online catalog available, along with many indexes and databases.

Louisiana Gumbo presents Search LA.net featuring Louisiana based Web sites.

Louisiana Page Locale features Web sites for each parish and includes information about local governments, tourism and maps, in addition to a section about the birds of Louisiana.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION

The Louisiana Governor's Mansion Foundation was establised to finance, through the private sector, the refurbishment, preservation and operation of the Governor's Mansion for the people of Louisiana. The project will cast a new light on the importance of caring for the symbols of Louisiana's rich, colorful, historical and political past. This undertaking will serve as a model for like endeavors of the future.

Located in Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana, Magnolia Mound Plantation is a rare example of the architectural influences of early settlers from France and the West Indies. One of Louisiana's oldest wooden structures, Magnolia Mound looks exactly as it did in the 1800s and remains an example of bousillage construction. Visit their Web site and take a virtual tour. Also, learn about educational activities for students and tours.

The Foundation for Historical Louisiana promotes the preservation of the cultural and architectural heritage of Louisiana through education, advocacy and stewardship. Visit their Web site to learn about historic sites in and around Baton Rouge including Louisiana's Old State Capitol, the Old Governor's Mansion, the Old Arsenal Museum, the Pentagon Barracks and Magnolia Mound Plantation.

HABS Louisiana is the Louisiana component of the Historic American Buildings Survey. It was developed by the Louisiana State University School of Architecture and is part of the Louisiana Heritage Network. The HABS Web site is a good source for drawings, images and other information about historic buildings in Louisiana.

Lafourche Parish Historic Places includes a listing of 28 buildings in Lafourche Parish on the National Register of Historic Place in addition to six in Assumption Parish.

San Francisco Plantation, built in 1856 by Edmond Bozonier Marmillion, is said to be the most distinctive and only authentically restored plantation on the River Road. The San Francisco Plantation House is a 45 minute drive west of New Orleans, off U.S. 61, making it a convenient side-trip for visitors to the Crescent City, or those en route to Baton Rouge. Although the house is antebellum in a chronological sense, it is certainly not typical of the period with its unique style and coloration.

HISTORY, GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

Political Parties

Louisiana Democratic Party

Democratic National Committee

Green Party of Louisiana

Libertarian Party of Louisiana

Libertarian National Committee

Reform Party National Committee

Republican Party of Louisiana

Republican National Committee

Other Political and Governmental Links

Find information about the U.S. Constitution and related information at the National Archives and Records Administration Web site.

The Louisiana Constitution provided by the Louisiana State Senate.

Louisiana Clerks of Court and Registrars of Voters

USA.gov is an easy-to-search, free-access Web site designed to give you a centralized place to find information from local, state and U.S. government agency Web sites.

Louisiana's Ron Faucheux is editor-in-chief of Congressional Quarterly's "Campaigns & Elections" magazine, a nonpartisan publication for the political industry with 83,000 readers in all 50 states and 40 nations. Faucheux received a B.S.F.S. degree from Georgetown University, a Ph. D. in political science from the University of New Orleans and a Juris Doctor degree from Louisiana State University Law School. He teaches at the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University and has done stints as a commentator for CNN and MSNBC. He was a state representative from 1976 to 1984 and served as Louisiana's Secretary of Commerce from 1984 to 1986.

opensecrets.org is the online guide for money in U.S. elections

The Political Graveyard is a database of historic cemeteries.

McNeese State University Library includes government documents and Louisiana resources listing extensive government links along with interesting geography and map links. Check out the Atlas link to Louisiana State University and view the state via satellite.

Pointe Coupée at the Millennium - Photography Project in Pointe Coupée Parish Historical photographers Allen C. Smith and Diane L. Janowski recorded daily life in Pointe Coupée Parish along the Mississippi River in Louisiana at the turn of the 21st century. The online museum includes many images from the nearly 7,500 color photographs recorded over a span of seven separate weeks between September 2001 and the present, in this beautiful Creole and Cajun region.

The Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies at Southeastern Louisiana University preserves and promotes the history and the cultures of Louisiana's Florida Parishes, southwestern Mississippi and surrounding areas through scholarly research, lectures and publishing.

The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana is an independent voice and catalyst for governmental reform in Louisiana, offering solutions to critical issues through accurate, objective research and focusing public attention on those solutions.

Since its founding in 1962, the Council for A Better Louisiana has distinguished itself as a non-partisan force for positive change in Louisiana. Unique among statewide organizations, it promotes ideas for the betterment of Louisiana that cut across political, social and ideological boundaries.

Governors' Executive Orders going back to 1996 are available on the Web site of the Office of the State Register.

MEDIA

Newspapers

Louisiana Official Parish Journals are maintained by the Secretary of State's Office.

Louisiana Press Association member newspapers

Television

Television Network Affiliate Stations in Louisiana
CITY	ABC	CBS	FOX	NBC	LPB
ALEXANDRIA	CH 31 KLAX		CH 48 WNTZ	CH 5 KALB	CH 25 KLPA
BATON ROUGE	CH 2 WBRZ	CH 9 WAFB	CH 44 WGMB	CH 33 WVLA	CH 27 WLPB
LAFAYETTE	CH 3 KATC	CH 10 KLFY	CH 15 KADN		CH 24 KLPB
LAKE CHARLES			CH 29 KVHP	CH 7 KPLC	CH 18 KLTL
MONROE	CH 11 KAQY	CH 8 KNOE	CH 14 KARD	CH 10 KTVE	CH 13 KLTM
NEW ORLEANS	CH 26 WGNO	CH 4 WWL	CH 8 WVUE	CH 6 WDSU	CH 32 WLAE
SHREVEPORT	CH 3 KTBS	CH 12 KSLA	CH 33 KMSS	CH 6 KTAL	CH 24 KLTS

Louisiana Association of Broadcasters Web site lists all radio and television stations who belong to the organization.

MUSIC

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Web site features the history of this world famous ten day mega-event, along with images from previous festivals and the schedule for this year's events.

Louisiana Music Archive & Artists Directory features a New Orleans concert line, Louisiana music artist directory, television schedules of Louisiana artists, music store and additional interesting links.

The Festival International de Louisiane Web site describes Lafayette's annual event which is an artistic and cultural crossroads of the world music scene.

Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys are among the most celebrated innovators of music in South Louisiana. Formed in 1988 to champion their traditional Cajun roots, they've thrilled audiences at home and across three continents in countless performances, seven feature records, in films such as "The Apostle" and on television with PBS's "Great Performances." Billboard called them "Cajun music's most likely to succeed," and Musician stated that they are "the best of the genre's past, present and future."

Jimmie Davis Web site sponsored by music publisher peermusic provides historical data and images about former Governor Jimmie H. Davis.

Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival celebrates the music and culture of Louisiana's Black French and Creole people.

TOURISM

The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism promotes tourism in Louisiana and has interesting links to parks, museums and other tourist attractions.

Gambit Weekly's bestofneworleans.com is established as an authoritative source for information on cuisine, tourist attractions, events, festivals, entertainment and more.

The city of Eunice Web site has several links to museums and festivals.

The city of Gretna Web site includes information about the Gretna Heritage Festival, along with a tourism section with details covering railroad depots, the blacksmith shop, a fire museum, the German-American Cultural Center and other interesting attractions.

The Livingston Parish Web site includes tourism information along with pages for many of the cities and towns in the parish. Newspapers, schools, churches and businesses are also included.

The city of Natchitoches Web siteincludes information about museums, festivals, events, and the famous Christmas celebration.

The cities of Shreveport/Bossier City Web site features sections on dining, entertainment, events, tours and many other items of interest in Louisiana's 3rd largest city.

The Shreveport/Bossier Convention & Tourist Bureau Web site includes information about the history of the twin cities, in addition to information about accommodations, dining and entertainment.

Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau features Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, DeQuincy, Vinton, Iowa and Calcasieu Parish.

The Tangipahoa Parish Convention & Visitor's Bureau has an interesting fact-filled Web site that includes a slide show, maps, information on accomodations, restuarants, attractions, museums, galleries, shopping, schools, festivals and fairs and a schedule of events.

USA CityLink Web site is a search engine for information on Louisiana cities.

The Vermilion Parish Web site includes information about entertainment in the heart of Cajun Country.

WILDLIFE & NATURE

BREC's Baton Rouge Beach is located just off Stanford Avenue, next to the Louisiana State University lake. The sand beach and wheelchair accessible pier offers a unique spot for leisure recreation for the entire family.

The Baton Bouge Zoo is a yearround family attraction.

Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center is a 101-acre facility in Baton Rouge dedicated to conservation, education, recreation and tourism.

The Botanic Gardens are public gardens dedicated to horticultural education, recreation and nature studies located in Baton Rouge Recreations Department's Independence Park.

Treat yourself to a relaxing visit to the Cohn Arboretum, a beautifully landscaped 16-acre tract of heavily wooded land in Baton Rouge used for the preservation and study of native plants and flora from other areas.

The Audubon Institute Web site includes information about the Audubon Zoo, the Aquarium of the Americas, the Entergy IMAX Theatre, the Louisiana Nature Center and the Audubon Living Science Museum, all located in New Orleans.