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Newcomb College

(Encyclopedia) Newcomb College: see Tulane Univ. of Louisiana.

New Orleans

(Encyclopedia) New OrleansNew Orleansôrˈlēənz –lənz, ôrlēnzˈ [key], city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (…

Bland-Allison Act

(Encyclopedia) Bland-Allison Act, 1878, passed by the U.S. Congress to provide for freer coinage of silver. The original bill offered by Representative Richard P. Bland incorporated the demands of…

Nicholls, Francis Redding Tillou

(Encyclopedia) Nicholls, Francis Redding Tillou, 1834–1912, American politician, b. Donaldsonville, La. At the outbreak of the Civil War he helped organize a company of Confederate volunteers and…

Dubuque, Julien

(Encyclopedia) Dubuque, JulienDubuque, Juliendəby&oomacr;kˈ [key], 1762–1810, pioneer settler of Iowa, b. Nicolet co., Que. Setting out at a young age for the West, Dubuque reached Prairie du…

The Lewis & Clark Expedition

The expedition that uncovered the American West Related Links Lewis and Clark's Expedition QuizLewis Clark ExpeditionLouisiana Purchase TreatyThe Journals of Lewis and ClarkLouisiana…

Mississippi Scheme

(Encyclopedia) Mississippi Scheme, plan formulated by John Law for the colonization and commercial exploitation of the Mississippi valley and other French colonial areas. In 1717 the French merchant…

Louisiana NPR Member Stations

StationCityFrequencyKLSA-FMAlexandria90.7WBRH-FMBaton Rouge90.3WRKF-FMBaton Rouge89.3KRVS-FMLafayette88.7KEDM-FMMonroe90.3WWNO-FMNew Orleans89.9KDAQ-FMShreveport89.9KTLN-FMThibodaux90.…