Louisiana
Beast Butler and Order 28
New Orleans, Louisiana
There are few names more detested in the South than that of Sherman, but General Benjamin Butler once ran him a close second
Southern Ports: The Maritime Backbone of Southern Economies
Charleston, South Carolina; Savannah, Georgia
Maritime fortunes may be more associated with the seafaring towns of New England in the popular memory, but make no mistake about it, such trade built the South as well
16 of the South’s Most Beautiful Churches: Part One
Mobile, AL; Little Rock, AR; St. Augustine, FL; Macon, GA; Covington, KY; New Orleans, LA
Worshiping with marble and arches, stained glass and steeples, Southern believers state by state have a glorious heritage in ecclesiastical architecture
From Athens to Zephyr: All the Greek-Named Cities of the South (Part Three)
Arcadia, LA; Arcadia, FL; Arcadia, MO; Arcadia, TX; Arcadia, OK; Arcadia, TN
From Arcadia to Arcadia, Southerners have found some beautiful spots to set up their not-always-so-perfect utopias
From Athens to Zephyr: All the Greek-Named Cities of the South (Part One)
Athens, GA; Athens, AL; Athens, TN; Athens, TX; Athens, WV; Athens, LA
Quite appropriately, the cultural capital of the ancient world has multiple Southern towns for its namesake
16 of the Prettiest Spots in the South (Part One)
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia
The first in a three-part series exploring state by state some of the best the South has to offer in pretty places
Black Traditions in the Architecture of the South
Gainesville, Florida; New Orleans, Louisiana
The architectural traditions of the American black community is a fascinating part of our collective history
Would You Please Spell That? Interesting Place Names in the South
All 16 States of the South
Like so many other places, the South is full of thousands of curious, crazy, hard-to-spell, and sometimes downright hilarious place names. Here are a few favorites.
Southern Domesticity: The Development of Homes in the South
Savannah, Georgia, and Gainesville, Florida
Comfortable, practical, and still traditional, the Southern home has come a long way from origins both humble as well as socially ambitious
Southern Cocktails
New Orleans, Louisiana; Louisville, Kentucky
5 of the best with origins in the South—these fermented favorites have been keeping folks happy for a good long time
7-Song History of the Fiddle in the South
The South has a unique claim to the fiddle and its ever-evolving contributions, and here are 7 songs to prove it
A Southern Voice in Harlem: Arna Bontemps
Alexandria, Louisiana
One of the rising voices of the Harlem Renaissance, Arna Bontemps was not only influenced by the movement but helped define the new black culture spreading across America
Café Du Monde
New Orleans, Louisiana
Here you’ll find folks from across the country and from around the globe, looking most of all for that taste of New Orleans
100 Years and Counting: Historic Restaurants of the South (Part 2)
Cumberland, MD; New Orleans, LA; Tampa, FL; Bessemer, AL; Nashville, TN; Oklahoma City, OK; Galveston, TX
In a culture where the vast majority of new restaurant ventures won’t make it to their first anniversary, these Southern-rooted venues have made it to their centennials at the very least
100 Years and Counting: Historic Restaurants of the South (Part 1)
Middleburg, VA; Bardstown, KY; Arrow Rock, MO; New Orleans, LA; Austin, TX, Potomac, MD; Meridian, MS
In business for no less than a century, these dining venues are where history meets the culinary world
Old as Dirt: The Story of Destrehan Plantation
Destrehan, Louisiana
Just twenty miles outside of New Orleans stands the oldest documented plantation home in the lower Mississippi Valley
Home, Home on the Bayou: The Kate Chopin House
Cloutierville, Louisiana
Housing the Bayou Folk Museum for nearly thirty years, the home of Southern writer Kate Chopin was a seedbed for stories through two centuries
