Robin Cole-JettMay 15Going the distanceThe published account of the 28th Congressional Session in 1843 included a number of maps and drawings. These visuals helped to...
Robin Cole-JettJul 26, 2021Mansura mappingI have never seen Mansura, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, well-represented on any map prior to satellite data. But we can figure out why...
Robin Cole-JettJun 30, 2021Humble historic homeSometime in the 1990s, the federal program called Historic Buildings Survey (HABS) documented the Coincoin- Prudhomme home along the Cane...
Robin Cole-JettJun 30, 2021A nice long strollA broadly circulated description of Louisiana explained how travelers could get to Mexico from Natchez, Mississippi, and this 1814 map...
Robin Cole-JettJun 28, 2021Dr. King's Visit to ShreveportIn January of 2002, Shreveport resident William Hines, who was one of the city's first African American police officers, gave an oral...