U.S. envoys sent to Paris to conclude a modest deal to solve a pressing problem instead struck a historic agreement that set ...

In Episode Four of Moments in History, Amazing America’s Luke Morris (@notyourgovteacher) examines the Louisiana Purchase.

The original bill of sale for the Louisiana Purchase, signed by Napoleon Bonaparte, is now on display in Baton Rouge, on loan ...

Louisiana became the 18th state in the Union on April 30, 1812, after a series of pivotal moments that marked its transition ...

State leaders are putting Louisiana's role in American history front and center, just ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary ...

A rare Louisiana Purchase document will be on display at the old Louisiana State Capitol for public viewing this spring beginning April 14. Secretary of State Nancy Landry said the “Bought for a Song: ...

For $15 million, the United States bought 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River from France with the ...

In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States, transforming its geography, economy, and future. Spearheaded by President Thomas Jefferson, the deal with France secured vital ...