With Indian arrivals to the U.S. on the rise, Louisiana is pulling out all the stops to win over these tourists. Think Cajun-meets-Asian vibes. Now, that’s a mashup! For a U.S. state with just over ...

Chairman Robert Brevelle of the Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society The Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society certifies the Adai Caddo Indian Nation as one of the indigenous tribes ...

The Task Force on State Recognition of Indian Tribes met Wednesday for the last time without establishing any set criteria for recognizing tribes in Louisiana. House Bill 660 established the Native ...

BATON ROUGE -- Before becoming executive counsel this year to Gov. Bobby Jindal, Alexandria lawyer Jimmy Faircloth was a key figure in a high-risk business venture that is sparking new controversy in ...

The contribution of American Indians to Louisiana is being recognized by the the state. November 2020 is officially American Indian Heritage Month in the state of Louisiana. Gov. John Bel Edwards ...

Big Chief Demond Melancon wears his Red Cloud suit amongst other members of Mardi Gras Indian tribes during Mardi Gras 2014. In February 2021, the usual bustle of New Orleans’ Canal Street stopped ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Queen Rukiya of the Creole Wild West Tribe says she spent months on her bright pink suit covered in butterflies and caterpillars, which she says represent the constant ...

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Republican Bobby Jindal was sworn in on Monday as governor of Louisiana to become the first Indian-American elected head of a U.S. state. The Oxford-educated ...

Bags of oyster shells once slurped on at New Orleans restaurants clinked against each other as volunteers tossed them onto trucks, then boats, on Friday, set to return to the water to help save an ...

Benjamin West's painting, 'The Treaty of Penn with the Indians' depicts William Penn negotiating with Chief Tamanend, known today as St. Tammany. His name was Tamanend. Chief Tamanend. Tammany for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A spokesperson ...