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Descriptions and upkeep procedures of grassless yards and grassless cemeteries in the Southeastern part of Louisiana from 1937.
title
Descriptions and upkeep procedures of grassless yards and grassless cemeteries in the Southeastern part of Louisiana from 1937.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Yards, Cemeteries, Lawns, Brooms & brushes
Date Issued
1937-01-05
Abstract
Text, January 5, 1937. Notes on Grassless Yards and Country Cemeteries. Descriptions and upkeep procedures of grassless yards and grassless cemeteries in the Southeastern part of Louisiana.
Cameron Parish [1937]
title
Cameron Parish [1937]
Subject
Cities & towns, Schools, Housing, Petroleum industry, Hunting, Fishing, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1937-01-06
Abstract
Text, January 6, 1937. Information about Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Includes schools, towns, housing, oil industry, hunting and fishing.
Listings and descriptions of towns in Southwest Louisiana
title
Listings and descriptions of towns in Southwest Louisiana
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, City & town life, Churches, Schools, Petroleum industry, Paper industry, Factories
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, date unknown, probably the 1930s. Towns and Points of Interest in Southwest Louisiana. Listings and descriptions of towns in Southwest Louisiana including Elizabeth, Oakdale and Church Point. The article also includes more detailed descriptions of manufacturing plants, paper mills, oil companies and churches within them. Includes notes and bibliography.
Game refuges in Southwest Louisiana and tarpon fishing [1936]
title
Game refuges in Southwest Louisiana and tarpon fishing [1936]
Subject
Wildlife conservation, Game preserves, Sports & recreation facilities, Fish, Tarpon, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1936-12-18
Abstract
Text, December 18, 1936. History, location, and positive aspects of state-owned game refuges in Louisiana. Brief description of the sport of tarpon fishing.
Short history of the LeBleu cattle brand and a description of branding and clipping of farm animals in the 1930s.
title
Short history of the LeBleu cattle brand and a description of branding and clipping of farm animals in the 1930s.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Federal Writers' Project, Cattle, Cattle branding, Cattle brands, Cattle breeders, Sheep, Swine
Date Issued
1937-05-19
Abstract
Text, May 19, 1937. The Lebleu Cattle Brand. Short history of the LeBleu cattle brand and a description of branding and ear cropping in farm animals in the 1930s. Based on an interview with F. Aaron, grandson of Mrs. J.C. LeBleu.
Description of the commerical consumption of spanish moss in Louisiana
title
Description of the commerical consumption of spanish moss in Louisiana
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Spanish moss, Upholstery, Furniture
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, date unknown, probably 1930s. Description of Spanish moss commerical consumption in Louisiana. Includes Notes.
Lake Charles Tarpon club [1937]
title
Lake Charles Tarpon club [1937]
Subject
Fishing, Hunting & fishing clubs, Fish, Tarpon, Rodeos, Contests, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1937-01-22
Abstract
Text, January 1, 1937. History, membership, and other information about the Lake Charles Tarpon Club and the Tarpon Rodeo.
Early navigation routes in Southwest Louisiana up to 1896.
title
Early navigation routes in Southwest Louisiana up to 1896.
Subject
Federal Writers' Project, Sugar Plantations, Sugar industry, Steamboats, Navigation, Bayous, Barges, Markets, Railroads, Cotton, Rice
Date Issued
1937-06-18
Abstract
Text, June 18, 1937. Early Navigation in Southwest Louisiana. The short article documents the use of rivers and bayous in Louisiana for movement of products and goods within Southwest Louisiana from pre 1815 to circa 1896.
Description of the annual Tri-State singing Convention in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1937.
title
Description of the annual Tri-State singing Convention in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1937.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Singing, Singers, Songs & music, Singing games, Meetings
Date Issued
1937-01-05
Abstract
Text, January 5, 1937. The Singing Convention. Description of the annual Tri-State singing Convention in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Tri-States include Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. At times the event is held in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Singing conventions also occurred Parish-wide in Sabine, Vernon, Natchitoches, Winn, Grant, Allen, Beauregard and Calcasieu Parishes.
Description of Old Clifton Ridge, an early settlement on the Calcasieu River, in Southwest Louisiana
title
Description of Old Clifton Ridge, an early settlement on the Calcasieu River, in Southwest Louisiana
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Dwellings, Settlements, Colonies
Date Issued
1937-01-14
Abstract
Text, January 14, 1937. Old Clifton Ridge. Description of location near early settlement on the Calcasieu River in Southwest Louisiana. Includes notes and bibliography.
Data on Cameron Parish [1937]
title
Data on Cameron Parish [1937]
Subject
Cities & towns, History, Agriculture, County government, Schools, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1937-01-08
Abstract
Text, January 8, 1937. Information about Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Includes description, history, schools, government, and agriculture.
Photographs of tarpon rodeo and other illustrative material [1937]
title
Photographs of tarpon rodeo and other illustrative material [1937]
Subject
Fishing, Hunting & fishing clubs, Fish, Tarpon, Rodeos, Contests, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1937-01-22
Abstract
Text, January 1, 1937. Advertisements, photos, list of prizes and donors, and rules for the Lake Charles Tarpon Club Rodeo, held August 15-17, 1936.
Description of Spanish moss cleaning processes and uses, from moss gin in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from 1937.
title
Description of Spanish moss cleaning processes and uses, from moss gin in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from 1937.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Spanish moss, Laborers, Furniture industry, African Americans
Date Issued
1937-04-30
Abstract
Text, April 30, 1937. Moss Gins. Description of Spanish moss cleaning processes and uses, from moss gin in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Spanish land grants in Jefferson Davis Parish, from 1937.
title
Spanish land grants in Jefferson Davis Parish, from 1937.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Land grants, Land tenure, Families
Date Issued
1937-02-11
Abstract
Text, February 11, 1937. Spanish Grants in Jefferson Davis Parish. Published by the W.P.A. Short history of Spanish land grants in Jefferson Davis Parish, including an example.
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