Western Louisiana in the Civil War
When the capitol of Louisiana faced Union Control and Reconstruction during the Civil War, western Louisiana descended into lawlessness.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 22
St. Paul Bottom in Shreveport
Established by freed African Americans in 1865, St. Paul Bottom bordered Twelve Mile Bayou in the northwest section of downtown Shreveport.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 19
Shreve Report on the Completion of the Red River Raft Removal
This report by Captain Henry Shreve explains that the Red River Raft removal is complete. Kinda.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 15
The Dixie Overland / Bankhead Highway, aka US 80
US 80, formerly known as the Dixie Overland Highway, merges with the Bankhead Highway and is the mother road of the Red River Valley.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 6
Some Freedmen's Bureau Records from the Red River Valley
Records by the Freedmen's Bureau from the Red River Valley describe horrors.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Sep 5
Shreveport in the Green Book
Shreveport was prominently featured in Green Books
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jan 31
Promiscuous Peddling: Shreveport's Farmers Market
To prevent shifty salesmen, the city of Shreveport erected an orderly Farmers Market.
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jan 31
Learn that Business: Draughon's Practical Business Colleges
Draughon's Business Colleges private offered a "no-frills education without sports teams, commencement, and other distractions."
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jun 28, 2021
Dr. King's Visit to Shreveport
An oral history about Dr. Martin Luther King's visit to Shreveport in the 1950s.
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