Excerpt from A History of Louisiana, Vol. 1 of 4: Early Explorers and the Domination of the French, 1512 1768 Map OF louisiana, reproduced from Father Louis Hen

This is volume one of four. This highly respected history of Louisiana is packed with rare details and information on the early history of Louisiana and is publ

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "pub

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the publi

From the earliest colonists through the latest Mardi Gras, Louisiana has had a history as exotic as that of any state. Even its political corruption--extending