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First electric lights turned on in the business section of Gretna, Louisiana in 1915.
title
First electric lights turned on in the business section of Gretna, Louisiana in 1915.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, City & town life, Electricity, Electric lighting, Lighting
Date Issued
1915-04-11
Abstract
Text, April 11, 1915. Fist Electric Lights Blaze in Gretna. First electric lights turned on in the business section of Gretna, Louisiana in 1915. Published in the Daily States.
Gibsland, Louisiana.
title
Gibsland, Louisiana.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Railroads, Pioneers, City & town life, Post offices, Mayors, Newspapers, Churches, Stores & shops, Farms, Farmhouses, Schools, Clubs, Slaves, Blacksmiths, Forge shops
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, date unknown, circa 1930s. Extensive and detailed history of Gibsland. The article describes prominent and descendents of those that settled the area, railroad activity, the post office, Mount Lebanon residents, newspapers, churches, Coleman College for Negroes, population, transportation, tomatoes, schools, farms, dwellings, shops, clubs and organizations.
Claiborne Street changes name to Cleveland Street on river side in New Orleans in 1886.
title
Claiborne Street changes name to Cleveland Street on river side in New Orleans in 1886.
Subject
Streets, City & town life, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1886-05-09
Abstract
Text, May 9, 1886. Cleveland Street. Published in the Daily Picayune. Claiborne Street changes name to Cleveland Street on river side in New Orleans, Louisiana. The change was made by the city council and Alderman McManus.
Tour of Minden Louisiana
title
Tour of Minden Louisiana
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Cities & towns, City & town life, Tourists, Tourism
Date Issued
1937-06-28
Abstract
Text, June 28, 1937. A list of places a tourist should visit in Minden Louisiana. Includes descriptions of each place. Examples include companies, parks, churches, court houses, libraries, post office, houses, cemeteries, schools, hotels, etc.
Tour information for Lebeau, Morrow, Grand Coteau and Opelousas, Louisiana circa 1930s.
title
Tour information for Lebeau, Morrow, Grand Coteau and Opelousas, Louisiana circa 1930s.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Catholicism, City & town life, Plantations, Indians of North America, Convents, Restaurants, Creoles, Federal Writers' Project
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, circa 1930s. Tour information for Lebeau, Morrow, Grand Coteau and Opelousas, Louisiana. The places mentioned include a mulatto school, the Convent of the Sacred Heart at Grand Coteau later changed to Standard Normal College, and Didees's Restaurant in Opelousas.
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.
First residence in New Orleans has sewer lines installed in 1906.
title
First residence in New Orleans has sewer lines installed in 1906.
Subject
Sewers, Sewerage, City & town life, Dwellings, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1906-10-31
Abstract
Text, October 31, 1906. First Sewer Connection. Major Harrod's was First Residence to use Sewers. Five Commercial Houses Get Inspection Permits Ahead of Him and Work Goes on Steadily. Published in the Daily Picayune. First private residence, that of Major H.M. Harrod, member of the Engineering Board of the sewerage and water system, has sewer lines installed in New Orleans .
Obituary of Bertha Sheppers Jadot, one of the oldest residents of Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 1924.
title
Obituary of Bertha Sheppers Jadot, one of the oldest residents of Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 1924.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Death, City & town life, Jadot, Bertha Sheppers
Date Issued
1924-03-20
Abstract
Text, March 20, 1924. One of Oldest Baton Rougeans is Laid to Rest. Published by the State Times. Obituary of Bertha Sheppers Jadot, one of the oldest residents of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A short biography is included as well.
History and description of the home of Leopold Levy in Natchitoches Louisiana
title
History and description of the home of Leopold Levy in Natchitoches Louisiana
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, City & town life, Dwellings, Historic buildings, Furniture, Gardens
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, date unknown, probably the 1930s. The Home of Leopold Levy. History and description of the home of Leopold Levy in Natchitoches Louisiana. Built by Italian architects in 1830.
Historical synopsis of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana from the 1930s.
title
Historical synopsis of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana from the 1930s.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Morhouse, Abraham, d. 1813, City & town life, Civil War (United States 1861-1865), Ku Klux Klan
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, circa 1930s. Morehouse Parish, Historical Synopsis. The parish was named after Colonel Abraham Morehouse who came to Louisiana in the early 18th century. Its history from the arrival of Morehouse to the 1930s is discussed along with a few towns in the Parish.
Sugartown Louisiana and its residents, 1924.
title
Sugartown Louisiana and its residents, 1924.
Subject
City & town life, Education, Pioneers, Pines, Forests, Schools, Sugarcane, Sugar industry, Post offices, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1924-07-04
Abstract
Text, July 4, 1924. An extensive history of Sugartown, Louisiana, one of the oldest settlements in the Southwest part of the state, and its residents. Names of the earliest settlers, how the town received its name, Civil War experiences, the Sugartown school and the prominent citizens it educated are included.
African American run city markets and the frequenting slaves of New Orleans in 1835
title
African American run city markets and the frequenting slaves of New Orleans in 1835
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Markets, City & town life, Slaves, Racism, Shopping, Butchers, Food vendors, Fishmongers
Date Issued
1835-10-13
Abstract
Text, October 13, 1835. Article describing the African American run city markets and the frequenting slaves of New Orleans, Louisiana. The article makes a comparison with other Atlantic and European city systems in which white members of the family do the produce shopping.
History and description of the now lost city of Balize, Louisiana, from 1921.
title
History and description of the now lost city of Balize, Louisiana, from 1921.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Ulloa, Antonio de, 1716-1795, Cemeteries, Passes (Landforms), City & town life, Forts & fortifications
Date Issued
1921-10-09
Abstract
Text, October 9, 1921. Lone Tomb Marks Grave of Sunken City. The Balize, First Port of Entry into Mississippi Valley, Once Most Wicked Spot in Louisiana Later Model Village is Now but a Deserted Graveyard by Meigs O. Frost. History and description of the now lost city of Balize, Louisiana. The infamous nature, the origin of the name, descriptions of headstones within sinking cemeteries and parts of the report of a committee of the Louisiana legislature on the conditions at The Balize from 1846 are included.
Local of Barataria Bay paddles pirogue to New Orleans for long awaited meal in 1919.
title
Local of Barataria Bay paddles pirogue to New Orleans for long awaited meal in 1919.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, City & town life, Ship captains, Wetlands, Cookery, Steamboats, Menus
Date Issued
1919-01-05
Abstract
Text, January 5, 1919. Ol' Man Cap'n Returns to Land of Mush and Lard. Dreams of Luscious Meal on Packet Steamer Cherished Fourteen Years are Still Unfilled for Denizen of Barataria's Bug Swamp. Published in the New Orleans Item. Local of Barataria Bay, Captain Drapelle, paddles pirogue to New Orleans for long awaited meal. The menu from a steamboat the man carried with him to the city is included as well.
Description and industry in Boyce, Louisiana from the 1930s.
title
Description and industry in Boyce, Louisiana from the 1930s.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, City & town life, Springs, Railroads
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, circa 1930s. Boyce. Description and industry in Boyce, Louisiana. The town was originally named Cotile Landing and was known for its hot mineral springs.
Description of towns in Webster Parish, from circa 1930s.
title
Description of towns in Webster Parish, from circa 1930s.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, City & town life
Date Issued
1930, 1939
Abstract
Text, circa 1930s. Description of three towns in Webster Parish. Burson, Cassady and Clifford are listed. The towns' founders and brief histories are given.
New Orleans Mayor calls for party to undertake the lighting of street lamps within the city and suburbs in 1818.
title
New Orleans Mayor calls for party to undertake the lighting of street lamps within the city and suburbs in 1818.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Street lights, City & town life, Mayors, New Orleans, Macarty
Date Issued
1818-09-22
Abstract
Text, September 22, 1818. Mayoralty of New Orleans. Published in the Louisiana Gazette. New Orleans Mayor Macarty calls for party to undertake the lighting of street lamps within the city and suburbs.
Mississippi River's changes in course and the effects of this on Southern Louisiana towns and coastlines, from 1937.
title
Mississippi River's changes in course and the effects of this on Southern Louisiana towns and coastlines, from 1937.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, City & town life, Passes (Landforms), Waterways, Bayous, Engineers, Coastlines, Mississippi River, Dredges, Dredging, Erosion, Land
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, November 7, 1937. Mississippi Builds Vast Section of Land Below New Orleans. More Than 100 Square Miles of Land Added Along Passes. Once Thriving Town of Balize Has Been Buried by Fickle River But Other New Lands are Being Built up as Soil Carried Down by River Settles at at Mouth. by Walter G. Cowan. The Mississippi River's changes in course, and the effects of this on Southern Louisiana towns and coastlines. The now lost town of Balize, the army enginneers investigations into the Southeastern bayous, Cubit's Gap, dredged passes and new deposits of land are discussed in detail.
Minden Louisiana
title
Minden Louisiana
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Cities & towns, City & town life
Abstract
Text. Description of Minden Louisiana, including information about location, population, hotels, parks, libraries, schools, transportation, agriculture, oil and gas, famous writers, newspapers, sports and businesses.
De Soto Parish towns as described in the 1930s.
title
De Soto Parish towns as described in the 1930s.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, City & town life, Cities & towns
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, circa 1930s. Descriptions of towns in DeSoto Parish. The towns include Mansfield, Stonewall, Kickapoo, Gloster, Kingston, Grand Cane, South Mansfield, Elmwood, Grove Hill, Oak Grove, Cook, Rockdale, Naborton, Fortson, Keatchie, Longstreet, Smyrna, Wood Springs, Belle Bower, Hunter, Lula, Spider, Benson, Pelican, Oxford, Rambin, Wallace, Carmel, Holly, Kingston, Frierson, Coss and Bethel.

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