alphabetical / by state
30 Traditional Schools in Louisiana
Louisiana has a singular culture, and that culture, more than its copious natural resources, agriculture, or industry, is Louisiana’s calling card. The first European explorers were the Spanish, though the French were the first to establish permanent settlements, boldly claiming all of the land from the Mississippi Delta to the farther reaches of Canada. While the Spanish and Britain took over the land after the Seven Years’ War, it was during the late 1700s that the French Acadians emigrated South from Canada, forced out by the British, and established an entirely new culture that would come to be called Cajun.
Meanwhile, as the slave trade grew to supply labor for Louisiana’s sugar, tobacco, and cotton plantations, the African-American population grew, while free people of African descent arrived in large numbers to escape unrest in Haiti in the early 19th century, mixing with Native American and European groups to form a distinct and rich culture, the Creole. Though the people of Louisiana have periodically faced incredible hardships, from economic devastation after the Civil War. to hurricanes and flooding, to environmental destruction from industrialization, Louisiana’s culture has survived and flourished, protected by a palpable sense that Louisiana’s wealth lives in its people.
Tourism - including casino and riverboat gambling, cuisine, cultural tourism, and, of course, New Orleans and Mardi Gras - is central to Louisiana’s economy, contributing to more than $5 billion in revenue every year. Visitors come from around the world to New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and the state’s many historic plantations, as well as art museums, music festivals, and other cultural events. Louisiana is also one of the nation’s most productive energy states, with high production of oil and natural gas, and the petroleum industry is big business, including offshore drilling and refineries. Louisiana also has a national reputation as one of the best states for small business, using low taxes and incentives to help entrepreneurs start and sustain their endeavors. And Louisiana’s higher education system is perfectly calibrated to provide for all of the state’s unique educational needs.
Centenary College of Louisiana
Shreveport, LA
Chamberlain University-Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
Dillard University
New Orleans, LA
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Baton Rouge, LA
Grambling State University
Grambling, LA
Herzing University-Kenner
Kenner, LA
University of Holy Cross
New Orleans, LA
Louisiana College
Pineville, LA
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA
57.6
College Consensus
78.1
Student Consensus
Louisiana State University-Alexandria
Alexandria, LA
Louisiana State University-Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA
Remington College-Shreveport Campus
Shreveport, LA
Saint Joseph Seminary College
St. Benedict, LA
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA
Southern University Law Center
Baton Rouge, LA
Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA
Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
76.7
College Consensus
77.7
Student Consensus
