K-12 TLC Guide to Louisiana

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Louisiana

Southeast United States: K-12 TLC Guide.

50 States and Capitals.
- Fast Facts.

Area Code Map.
Capitolimpact.com.
Infoplease.
Nuclear Power in Louisiana, The Nuclear Energy Institute.
Open Directory Project.
Rec.Travel Library.
State Profile, U.S. Census Bureau.
Travel-Louisiana.
Travel.org.
U.S. Government Printing Office.
Yahoo!

Louisiana

Bergman, Robert: K-12 TLC Guide.

Herriman, George (Joseph): K-12 TLC Guide.

Louisiana

American Authors & Illustrators: K-12 TLC Guide.
Authors & Illustrators: K-12 TLC Guide.
K-12 TLC Guide to New Orleans Authors & Illustrators.
Poetry: K-12 TLC Guide.

Amoss, Berthe: K-12 TLC Guide.
Bontemps, Arna(ud Wendell) (b. Oct 13, 1902 - June 4, 1973):

Harlem Renaissance: K-12 TLC Guide.

African American Registry.
Arna Bontemps African-American Museum.
PBS.
University of Illinois.
Writer's Almanac.

Amazon.com.

Brown, Dee Alexander:
- Writer's Almanac.
- Amazon.com.
- Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, About Cherokee.
Cable, George Washington: K-12 TLC Guide.
Capote, Truman: K-12 TLC Guide.
Gaines, Ernest James (b. Jan 15, 1933):

Amazon.com.

Joyce, William (b. Dec 11, 1957 - ):
- Official Home Page.
- Bookpage.
- CNN.
- Little-Lit.
- National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature.
- Readersread.
- Salon.
- Amazon.com.
- Dinosaur Bob: Adventures with the Family Lazardo.
Kaufman, Bob: K-12 TLC Guide.

Komunyakaa, Yusef:

Academy of American Poets.
"Facing It":

Internet Poetry Archive.
Modern American Poetry, University of Illinois.
Poetry Daily.
Princeton University.
"Prisoners":

Brown University.
Internet Poetry Archives.

Writer's Almanac.

Amazon.com.

Leonard, Elmore "Dutch": K-12 TLC Guide.
Plotkin, Mark J.: K-12 TLC Guide.

Roberts, Cokie: K-12 TLC Guide.
Van Laan, Nancy (b. Nov 18, 1939 - ):
- Houghton Mifflin.
- Random House.
- Amazon.com.
- Second Grade Lesson 1: Reverence for Nature, Educator's Reference Desk.
Walter, Mildred Pitts: K-12 TLC Guide.
Ward, Theodore (James): K-12 TLC Guide.

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Louisiana

American Business Leaders: K-12 TLC Guide.

Walker, Madame C. J. (b. Sarah Breedlove, Dec 23, 1867 - d. May 25, 1919):

Louisiana

Louisiana

Mathematicians, Scientists and Inventors

Benerito, Ruth Rogan: K-12 TLC Guide.

Rillieux. Norbert: K-12 TLC Guide.

Thomas, Vivien: K-12 TLC Guide.

Louisiana

American Military Leaders: K-12 TLC Guide.

Cadoria, Sherian Grace (b. Jan 26, 1940):

Athena Foundation.
BlackSeek.com.
History's Women.
Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.
Louisiana Secretary of State.
United States Census Bureau.

Louisiana

Notorious Americans: K-12 TLC Guide.

Garrett, Pat.

Billy the Kid: K-12 TLC Guide.

History Channel.

Louisiana

New Orleans Performing Artists: K-12 TLC Guide.

American Entertainers & Performing Artists: K-12 TLC Guide.
Filmmakers: K-12 TLC Guide.
Music: K-12 TLC Guideians.
Opera: K-12 TLC Guide.

Blanchard, Terence: K-12 TLC Guide.
Brown, Clarence "Gatemouth" (b. Apr 18, 1924 - d. Sep 10, 2005):
- Official Website.
- African American Registry.
- Alligator Records.
- Amazon.com.
Lil' Romeo: K-12 TLC Guide.
The Marsalis Family: K-12 TLC Guide:
- Marsalis Branford: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Marsalis, Ellis: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Marsalis, Wynton: K-12 TLC Guide.
McGraw, Tim (b. May 1, 1967):
- Biography.com.
- CMT.
- Amazon.com.
- Internet Movie Database.
Morton, "Jelly Roll": K-12 TLC Guide.

Oliver, Joe "King" (b. May 11, 1885 - d. Apr 8, 1938):

St. Cyr, Johnny: K-12 TLC Guide.
Thomas, Irma (b. Feb 18, 1941):

Official Web Site.

National Public Radio.
PBS.

Amazon.com.

Witherspoon, (Laura Jeanne) Reese (b. Mar 22, 1976):

Amazon.com.
Internet Movie Database.

Louisiana

American Political Leaders: K-12 TLC Guide.
American Social Leaders: K-12 TLC Guide.
Politics: K-12 TLC Guide.
United States Government: K-12 TLC Guide.

U.S. Presidents: NONE

Chouteau, Pierre, Sr.: K-12 TLC Guide.

Gray, William H. III: K-12 TLC Guide.

Long, Huey P.: K-12 TLC Guide.

Lynch, John R.: K-12 TLC Guide.

Menard, John Willis: K-12 TLC Guide.

Newton, Huey P.: K-12 TLC Guide.

Plessy, Homer: K-12 TLC Guide.
Young, Andrew: K-12 TLC Guide.

Louisiana

American Sports Figures: K-12 TLC Guide.
K-12 TLC Guide to Competitive Sports.

Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Manning, Peyton:

Official Website.

Petit, Bob (b. Dec 12, 1932):
- Biography.
Robinson, Eddie (b. Feb 13, 1919 - d. Apr 3, 2007):
- K-12 TLC Guide to Football.
- African American Registry.
- Biggest Man on Campus, Houston Chronicle.
- Eddie Robinson Foundation.
- Horatio Alger Association.
Russell, Bill (William Felton) (b Feb 12, 1934):

K-12 TLC Guide to Basketball.

Louisiana

Business and Economics: K-12 TLC Guide.

State of Louisiana.

Farm Bureau.
Louisiana Exports, Export.gov.
Nuclear Power in Louisiana, The Nuclear Energy Institute.
Open Directory Project:
- Business and Economy.
- Employment.
- Real Estate.
Yahoo!:
- Business & Economy.
- Real Estate.

Louisiana

Cities:
- 50 States and Capitals.
- Capitolimpact.
- Cities and States of America,
  John's Word Search Puzzles.
- Community Profile Network.
- Corporations Online.
- Official City Sites.
- Open Directory Project:
- Yahoo!
Counties:
- Capitolimpact.
- Community Profile Network.
- Corporations Online.
- County Offices, FamilyTreeMaker.com.
- County Profiles, U.S. Census Bureau.
- Open Directory Project:
- Vital Records Information United States.
- Yahoo!
Baton Rouge:
- Offical Web Site
Ferriday:
- Offical Web Site
- National Public Radio:
  - 1964 Murder of Frank Morris.
Mansfield:

Battle of Mansfield: K-12 TLC Guide.

Chamber of Commerce
City-Data.com

New Orleans: K-12 TLC Guide.

Shreveport:
- Offical Web Site
Thibodaux:

Offical Web Site

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Weather & Meteorology: K-12 TLC Guide.

Louisiana

Education, Libraries and Museums Section

Education: K-12 TLC Guide.

State of Louisiana.
- Louisiana Department of Education.
  - Academic Content Standards.
- National Public Radio:
  - Louisiana State University's First African-American Student).
Open Directory.
Yahoo!

Libraries: K-12 TLC Guide.

State of Louisiana.
- Louisiana State Library.
Card Catalogs On-Line, Hytelnet.

Museums: K-12 TLC Guide.

State of Louisiana:
- Louisiana State Museum.
U.S. Museums by State.

Louisiana

State of Louisiana:
- Governor's Office.
- Judicial Branch.
- Legislature.
Department of Education.
State Agencies.
State Capitol:

Biographies of Women in Congress, U.S. House of Representatives.
Congress.org.
Louisiana Courts:
- FindLaw.
- National Center for State Courts.
National Public Radio (audio):
- 04/19/00: Jimmie Davis Obituary (4:30).
- Edwin Edwards On Trial:
National Victim Center.
Open Directory Project.
Project Vote Smart.
Roll Call.
State and Local Government on the Net, Piper Resources.
Yahoo!

Louisiana

Genealogy: K-12 TLC Guide.
U.S. History: K-12 TLC Guide.

State of Louisiana:
- Division of Archaeology.
- State Archives.
09/21/1779: Bernardo de Galvez, Spanish Governor of Louisiana, Captures Baton Rouge from British,
Foundation for Historical Louisiana.

12/08/1879: New State Constitution Ratified - Capital Moved to Baton Rouge,
Library of Congress.

1965: Cox v. Louisiana, Oyez.

2005 Hurricane Katrina: K-12 TLC Guide.

2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: K-12 TLC Guide.

Cemeteries:
- Cemeteries of the United States, Gustavus Adolphus College.
- Find-A-Grave.
- Internment.net.
- The Political Graveyard.
Census:
- Census Online.
Civil War:
- The American Civil War: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Milliken's Bend: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Port Hudson: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Red River Campaign: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Yellow Bayou: K-12 TLC Guide.
- National Park Service:
  - Battle Summaries.
- Secession (Jan 26, 1861):
  - K-12 TLC Guide to States & Secession.
  - Historical Text Archive.
  - Louisiana State Museum.
  - Virtualology.

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

04/29/1861: Maryland Chooses Not to Secede: Slave States & Secession .

Kate Chopin, Literary Traveler:
- Footprints in Cloutierville.
- Sunset Grand Isle.
Genealogy:
- Ancestry.com.
- Cyndi's List.
- Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service,
  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- GenForum.
- Vital Records Information.
- Where to Write for Vital Records,
  Centers for Disease Control.
The Louisiana Purchase: K-12 TLC Guide.

Mardi Gras: K-12 TLC Guide.

National Archives and Records Administration:
- Korean Conflict Casualties:
  - Alphabetically by Last Name.
  - Home of Record.
- Vietnam Conflict Casualties:
  - Alphabetically by Last Name.
  - Home of Record.

National Public Radio:
On-This-Day:
- 12/11/1872: Pinckney Pinchback First U.S. Black Governor.
Open Directory Project:
- Arts and Entertainment.
- Society and Culture.
People:
- Famous Louisianians, 50 States and Capitals.
- Find-A-Grave.
- Native Americans:
  - Tribes and Villages of Louisiana, Tribal Contacts.
- National Public Radio:
  - Louisiana State University's First African-American Student).
- The Political Graveyard.
- Vital Records Information.
Yahoo!:
- Arts & Humanities.
- Community & Culture.

Louisiana

Maps: K-12 TLC Guide.

1895 U.S. Atlas.
Blank Outline Map, 50States.com.
Capitolimpact.
InfoPlease.
Johns Hopkins University:
- Color Landform Atlas.
- Satellite Image Maps:
Library of Congress:
- Railroad Maps.
- Louisiana Town Maps (1765-1912).
Maps.com.
Merriam Webster's Atlas.
National Geographic Society.
U.S. Census Bureau.
U.S. Geological Survey.
University of Texas.

Louisiana

Media: K-12 TLC Guide.

Louisiana

Earth and Environmental Sciences: K-12 TLC Guide.
Outdoor Recreation: K-12 TLC Guide.
Parks: K-12 TLC Guide.
Wildfires/Forest Fires: K-12 TLC Guide:

State of Louisiana:
American Trails.
GORP:
- Army Corp of Engineers Projects.
- Attractions in the Marshes.
- Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve.
- Paddling Off the Edge of the Big Easy.
- Poverty Point National Monument.

Highway Markers, California Institute of Technology.
Louisiana Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.
Louisiana Rivers, American Whitewater.
National Public Radio:

Louisiana Looks to Restore Fragile Coast.

Water Resource Conditions, United States Geological Survey.

Louisiana

Timelines & Chronologies: K-12 TLC Guide

Louisiana

Louisiana

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

01/08/1815: Andrew Jackson Defeats British at Battle of New Orleans.

04/29/1861: Maryland Chooses Not to Secede: Slave States & Secession .

05/08/1541: Hernando De Soto Is the First European to See the Mississippi River.

09/21: Hurricanes.

11/11: Veterans Day.


Bontemps, Arna Komunyakaa, Yusef Manning, Peyton Walker, Madame C.J. Walter, Mildred Pitts Young, Andrew

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This guide last edited 11/28/2011
This guide last revised 03/26/2009