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This past year, the Center for Louisiana Studies and UL Press have welcomed several new student workers to our team, each bringing something unique...

Most of the action in Forty Days and Forty Nights may take place in Arkansas, but Louisiana is no stranger to the threat of widespread flooding an...

Photo by Jeremiah Ariaz from Louisiana Trail Riders. Homer Decuir Jr. pictured center.   In 2018, Jeremiah Ariaz published his stunning photograp...

  The mother-daughter team behind Jean Laffite Revealed left no stone unturned while researching the infamous pirate, a man who deliberately made ...

Women’s history month is a time to celebrate the lives, contributions, and achievements of women across the country, and what better way to celebr...

With the COVID-19 vaccine rolling out slowly and the pandemic raging on, Mardi Gras celebrations across Louisiana have been called off. We might no...

Recently, The Queen’s Gambit became Netflix’s most-watched scripted limited series ever, drawing viewers into the—sometimes dark—world of chess. Th...

At UL Press, we have been working hard to provide lively and unique Louisiana-based children’s books to our readers. We are excited to share recen...

Dege Legg—aka Brother Dege—is a Grammy-nominated musician and award-winning writer. In his new book, Cablog: Diary of a Cabdriver, he recounts st...

  Zella Palmer’s Recipes and Remembrances of Fair Dillard, 1869–2019 is more than an ordinary cookbook; it is a testament to history and tradition...

Festival Goers in 1991, One Generation at a Time Hurricane Delta and the Covid-19 pandemic have been unable to stop Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, ...

Louisiana's wetlands are unique and vital to so many species, but they are quickly disappearing. Gayle Webre and Drew Beech’s new children’s book,...