Architecture of Life in Louisiana

Architecture of Life in Louisiana

The St. Landry Parish Visitor Information Center in Opelousas, Louisiana stands as a model for the future. Solar panels and a turbine help to supplement some of the building’s power.
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Cut from the Same Cloth – Creole Women of St. Landry Parish

From land-owning free people of color in an era of slavery to teachers and educators chronicling the past, the women of St. Landry Parish have left their mark on history and continue to add to the area’s intricate cultural tapestry. Here are two Creole women that reach across the fabric of time in a connection that shows they are cut from the same cloth – Manon Baldwin and Rebecca D. Henry.