Features extensive information regarding Louisiana's history, famous people, cities, geography, state parks, tourism, and historic sites. A fact sheet of information and a quiz are also available.

This is the official website for the state of Louisiana, with pictures, news, history, and government information on this interesting state.

Here you will find a variety of facts about the geography of the state of Louisiana. Find out the geographic center, total area, elevations and much more.

This site provides a state fact sheet on Louisiana from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports.

This article provides a brief overview of Louisiana, followed by numerous in depth articles regarding relevant events and traditions from this state.

Features nine maps that represent examples of the one hundred ninety three included in the book "Charting Louisiana" that highlights the history of Louisiana from the sixteenth century to the present. Each map includes an essay for...

This site offers a timeline history of the disputed territory now known as the state of Louisiana. Make sure you view all three pages of this presentation.

This site offers a timeline history of the disputed territory now known as the state of Louisiana. Make sure you view all three pages of this presentation.

This site is presented by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Do you know how many counties there are in Louisiana? Come and find this information and much more through this website.

Find out about the serendipitous sale of the whole of the Louisiana Province by Napoleon to the Americans for $15 million dollars.

Primary source material and informational text on the Louisiana Purchase.

A fantastic site from the Our Documents group that allows visitors to see an original copy of the Louisiana Purchase Treaty of 1803. This treaty allowed the United States to purchase a tract of land west of the Mississippi River that was...

This site from PBS contains a transcription of the three documents concerning the purchase of Louisiana from France. There is a link to other documents.

A series of primary source documents all related to the Louisiana Purchase. Includes the text of the final agreement, speeches by Jefferson and others. Great stuff!

The government health site for the state of Louisiana. Includes information on program offices, vital records, press releases, etc.

64 Parishes is a project of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Explore Louisiana's past, reflect on our present, and imagine the future. 64 Parishes represents the evolution of tradition, creating content that reflects the...

Website detailing the events leading up to the Louisiana Purchase and the actual deal that took place.

Read the story of Antoine du Pratz's History of Louisiana (1774) which was carried by Lewis and Clark on their expedition to serve as a guide for the kind of information Jefferson wanted the expedition to acquire.

Third graders learn about the Louisiana Purchase and the characteristics of pioneers during this time period. While exploring literary and informational texts, including quotes from primary source documents, 3rd graders discuss elements...

Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine the causes and consequences of specialization in Louisiana's economy.

Read and study the sources about the economy of Louisiana during the antebellum period.

Students answer questions to explain how major explorers and leaders contributed to the early development of Louisiana.

One of Jefferson's acts doubled the area of the country. At the end of the Seven Years' War, France had ceded to Spain the territory west of the Mississippi River, with the port of New Orleans near its mouth -- a port indispensable for...

Read and study the sources about Louisiana during World War II. Then use the three sources and your knowledge of social studies to answer the questions.