Books

General Collection

Historic Louisiana : an illustrated history

Louisiana : a history / Bennett H. Wall, editor

Acadiana : Louisiana’s historic Cajun country / text by Carl A. Brasseaux ; photographs by Philip Gould.

Bayou-diversity : nature and people in the Louisiana bayou country / Kelby Ouchley

The Louisiana coast : guide to an American wetland / Gay M. Gomez

The world that made New Orleans : from Spanish silver to Congo Square / Ned Sublette.

Reference

Louisiana Almanac

Historical atlas of Louisiana / by Charles Robert Goins and John Michael Caldwell.

E-Books

Mardi Gras, Gumbo, and Zydeco:  Readings in Louisiana Culture

Louisiana Rambles:  Exploring America’s Cajun and Creole Heartland

The Last Days of Last Island:  The Hurricane of 1856, Louisiana’s First Great Storm

Videos

Herbert Hoover/Huey Long (Streaming video, call 876-5861 for login)

Louisiana [videorecording(DVD)]

Do You Speak American?  Down South (Streaming video, call 876-5861 for login)

New Orleans, music in exile [videorecording(DVD)]

Super Bowl XLIV champions. New Orleans Saints [videorecording(DVD)

Triumph at Carville. [videorecording(DVD)] a tale of leprosy in America

Hurricane on the bayou [videorecording(DVD)] 

Online Databases

Bayou State Periodical Index
Indexes popular Louisiana periodicals, going back to 1960.

Louisiana Jobs and Career Center
Job search, career, and small business resources from the Louisiana State Library.

Louisiana Digital Library
Provides over 144,000 digital materials from libraries, museums, and other institutions around the state.

Sanborn Maps
Access to large-scale Louisiana maps, 1867-1970. For remote use, please call the reference desk for login information (985) 876-5861, option 2.

Websites

Culture and History

Encyclopedia of Louisiana History, Culture and Community – KnowLA

Digitizing Louisiana Newspapers Project

Louisiana Digital Library

Louisiana Historical Maps

Economics and Business

Louisiana Economic Development

Louisiana Small Business Development Center

Louisiana Workforce Commission

GeauxBiz (Information About Starting a Business)

Education

Louisiana Department of Education

Government and Law

Civil Service Exams

Guide to Louisiana Government Agencies

Current Tax Forms : Louisiana Department of Revenue

GeauxVote (Louisiana Election Information)Telephone Numbers for State Agencies

Louisiana Workforce Commission

Louisiana Jobs and Career Center

LouisianaMap – Louisiana’s Geospatial Portal

Louisiana Laws

LawHelp.org/LA: Louisiana legal resources for low-income people.

Vital Records

Media

Baton Rouge Advocate

NOLA.com

Nature and Outdoors

Louisiana National Parks

Louisiana Office of Tourism:  Nature

Louisiana State Parks

Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries

Southeast Louisiana Nature Links