Here are 10 essential facts about the Louisiana Purchase and how it shaped American history. 1. A revolt by enslaved people ...

National Archives The Louisiana Purchase, which more than doubled the size of the existing United States, provided Easterners with more than enough room to grow, and it quickly became a great ...

“We’re trying to put more money in the pockets of Louisiana citizens so they can choose on the sales tax side what they ...

The Zoological Society and the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo are hosting a fundraiser to build an on-site animal ...

Founded in 1713, Natchitoches, the earliest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase, was settled by the French, creating a unique cultural pocket in north Louisiana. Current evidence of the Creole ...

Spain had ruled over the territory, which initially stretched to Pensacola, Florida, governing it as a province separate from the Louisiana Purchase Territory. Meanwhile, an influx of Americans began ...

I wanted to be able, in ten years, if I see those guys, I wanted to keep them good. I also wanted them to know, this is the ...

Arkansas’s northern boundary was shaped in 1813 when Arkansas County was formed within the Mississippi Territory. When ...

Louisiana’s GOP-dominated House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed individual and corporate tax cuts, along with a ...

teaches in Calcasieu Parish and serves on the board for the Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators. He said his ...