lagniappe

Louisiana Lagniappe is a collection of more than 70 web resources pertaining to Louisiana history, law, business, government, geography and education.

Business and Employment | Educational Resources | Geography and History
Legal and Legislative | Louisiana Government | Newspapers and Periodicals

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

  • Swapping Stories – Folklore in Louisiana. Excellent resource for teachers from Division of the Arts. Includes bibliography and other teaching resources.
  • Louisiana Archaeology – e-books on archaeology: Tunica Trace, Belle Helene Plantation, Poverty Point, Caddo Indians, etc. Teacher and student resources from Louisiana Division of Archaeology.
  • Louisiana Jeopardy Game – Louisiana Jeopardy Game provides questions and answers.
  • Student Homework Page – Basic historical and cultural information about Louisiana. Provides many links to governors, state history timeline, state symbols, Civil War, etc.
  • Encyclopedia of Cajun Life & Culture – Information for preserving and promoting Cajun culture. Includes index. Good articles and links for further information.
  • Encyclopedia Louisiana – Encyclopedia Louisiana provides wide variety of information and links to other sites. Good general Louisiana site.
  • LouisianaLawHelp.org – Miscellaneous laws and legal situations that directly affect citizens of Louisiana.
  • School Locator – Locate schools by parish or city. Provides school characteristics and enrollment data.
  • Student Financial Assistance – TOPS and START information plus grants and scholarships for students.
  • FAFSA on the Web – Official FAFSA site hosted by U.S. Department of Education.
  • Colleges and Universities – Provides link to Louisiana colleges and university systems.
  • Louisiana Zip Codes -Zip codes listing for the state of Louisiana.
  • ElementarySchools.org -Thousands of public and private elementary schools listed for your review.
  • ClassFinders.com – Classfinders.com is a unique people search engine that focuses on displaying profiles from high school alumni related websites.
  • AllHighSchools.com -Welcome to the Alumni Search database for AllHighSchools.com. Every day, thousands of people search this site for old friends and alumni from their former high schools.
  • broadeducation.org -The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation.
  • National Center for Education Statistics -The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
  • US Census’ Education Statistics -The US Census Bureau’s page on educational statistics.
  • High School Network -A network of over 9,500 niche social networks that reconnect high school alumni whose goal is to grow a member base by creating free communities of passionate users who attended the same high school.
  • High Schools.com -High-Schools.com is a resource that contains data on thousands of public and private high schools in the United States.
  • Best Louisiana Online Colleges -Bestschools.com takes a look at some of the best online colleges in Louisiana.
  • For-Profit Colleges – What Every Student Should Know – Bestschools.com gathered information on what you should know before attending a for-profit college.
  • Making sense of Online Rankings – Bestschools.com takes a look at how to make sense of online college rankings.
  • Citation Machine – Citation Machine automatically generates citations in MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabain and thousands more!
  • Campus Tours.com – Interactive Virtual Tours and Campus Maps for many universities and colleges.
  • Bartleby.com – The Preeminent internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.
  • Fastweb.com – Access over 1.5 million scholarships to help you pay for college.
  • USA Learns.com – Learn beginning and intermediate English for free. Watch video lessons and do 1000s of activities. Practice English speaking, listening, vocabulary, pronunciation, reading, spelling, writing and grammar.
  • Exceptional Lives – Free, easy-to-use resources. Find the best benefits and services for children and youhg adults with disabilities.