| This section of the Encyclopedia Louisiana contains chronological information about the development and history of the colony, territory and the state of Louisiana. |
| This timeline is the heart of the history section of this encyclopedia. A year by year and eventually a day by day chronology of the history of Louisiana will have links to biographies of people and maps of events that will help you understand the historical development that made our state what it is today. Below are indices arranged by decade and by historical period. |
| 1671-1680 Early Exploration of North America |
1701-1710 French Explore the Upper Mississippi Acadia Taken by British Forces |
| 1681-1690 The Exploration of North America Heats Up |
1711-1720 Crozat owns Louisiana, Louis XIV dies, John Law owns Louisiana Natchitoches and New Orleans Established |
| 1691-1700 Early Exploration of Louisiana and the Mississippi |
1721-1730 New Orleans becomes Capital of Louisiana Germans Jesuits and Ursulines on the River |
| 1731-1740 Louisiana Returns to Crown Colony Status Charity Hospital Established |
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| 1741-1750 Bienville Resigns for Good Vaudreuil Holds Court as Governor |
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| 1751-1760 Battle Over North America Heats Up Acadians Begin their Diaspora |
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| 1761-1770 France Loses Seven Years War Louis XV Cedes Louisiana to Spain First Revolution in Western Hemisphere Eventually Fails |
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| 1771-1780 The American Revolution Affects New Orleans Galvez Retakes Florida From Great Britain |
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| 1781-1790 Galvez takes West Florida The United States gets help from Louisiana |
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| 1791-1800 The Colony is Ignored Louisiana: The Most Efficient Spanish Colony |
| 1801-1810 The Louisiana Purchase Territorial Struggles |
1901-1910 |
| 1811-1820 Statehood The Borders of Louisiana Defined by treaties |
1911-1920 |
| 1821-1830 Growing Pains Creoles vs. Americans |
1921-1930 |
| 1831-1840 Rapid Growth American Economic Supremacy New Orleans Divided |
1931-1940 |
| 1841-1850 War in Mexico and Zachary Taylor The Baroness Dresses Up the Square |
1941-1950 |
| 1851-1860 Cotton is King Yellow Jack Visits Again and Again Storm Clouds Ahead |
1951-1960 |
| 1861-1870 War and Military Occupation Freedom from Slavery Scalawags, Carpetbaggers and Crippled Heros |
1961-1970 |
| 1871-1880 Reconstruction | Bulldozers A Deal for the Presidency |
1971-1980 |
| 1881-1890 World’s Industrial & Cotton Centennial Exposition Jim Crow and Agrarian Reforms in the North |
1981-1990 |
| 1891-1900 Comprehensive Drainage Plan | Storeyville |
1991-2000 |
| PreHistoric and Native American | European Exploration | French Province | Spanish Colony | U. S. Territory |
| Early Statehood | AnteBellum | Civil War and Occupation | Reconstruction | Return to Home Rule |
| Twentieth Century | ||||