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Louisiana


Satellite Tour of Louisiana.  From Louisiana State University.  [ccr]
http://lagic.lsu.edu/satellitetour/

Grand Isle.  Photos of a 1906 trip from the New Orleans Public Library.  [ccr]
http://nutrias.org/~nopl/photos/grandisle/grandi.htm

Louisiana Barrier Islands. USGS Fact Sheet. [ccr]
http://marine.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/Barrier/barrier.html

Terrebonne Parrish.  An incomplete history with some nice maps.  [ccr]
http://www.rootsweb.com/~laterreb/histerr.htm

Mississippi River navigation improvements.  Including related events, from the Corps of Engineers. [ccr]
http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/pao/bro/misstrib.htm
 
U. S. Highway 90 Postcards.  Drive the "The 'Southern' Route 66" across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida through historical images of the road and roadside facilities.  From the UCM Museum.  [ccr]
http://ucmmuseum.com/hwy90tx.htm
 
Louisiana's Living Traditions.  This site has a wealth of information about folklife in the state.  Included are maps of folk regions and groups, dozens of full text articles and essays on Louisiana folklife, a virtual exhibit of over 200 Creol artifacts, a database of photographs depicting Louisiana folk cultures, and an overview essay on Louisiana's traditinal cultures.  Recommended by Tamika Edwards Raby.  [tdh]
 

 


Photo from History of Terrebonne Parish site

Photo of Greenwood from Louisiana Images site

Image from National Park Service site