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I would like to think that with this publication I can inspire people to create by giving them a window into our culture. The creators I hope to inspire will be students of all ages, writers and artists who do not yet know their talents and business creators who do not yet know their business. I believe that there is wealth to be made from our culture and any person who wants to, can participate in this prosperity. Throughout its history Louisiana has lured and nurtured many creative personalities be they revolutionaries or writers or rascals. My desire may be inspired by a childhood experience of Europe where every burg and hamlet seemed to have a unique and interesting claim to fame. Where ever I went,	About the Publisher Isn't fun the best thing to have?	artisans were forever creating new objects that reflected their culture and were selling them to tourists. However I do not want to create a publication that ignores the reality of twenty-first century business. If creative people are to realize the dream of turning a skill into an income or an idea into an industry they must know the pros and cons of devoting their lives to a business. They must have access to the resources to turn words into actions. Woven into these pages will be threads that will connect the casual browser to government, business and educational opportunities. I also expect to invite ideas and active participation through whatever means that current electronic technology provides.
At this moment Encyclopedia Louisiana is a part time avocation and a minor investment of money, a small step beyond a glimer in my eye. I hope that visitors will help me turn this idea into a perpetual resource for everyone, by becoming a contributor, a donor, a sponsor, a participant. If not, I hope each visitor will at least enjoy what this publication has to offer.

The Documents Section will include treaties, letters and constitutions. Words and papers that have guided and beguiled the settlers and citizens of a land called Louisiana.

The first documents are the ones we see along side of the state’s highways.

In the future important documents will have annotations and links to events that created or were influenced by these words.

I have separated the Maps from the Places Section because it will be easier to maintain uniformity and quality of the maps. Future maps will show where armies marched, how the delta of a great river controlled land development and how to get to historical sites.
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I have enjoyed long hours at the Library and the Historic New Orleans Collection learning about many interesting events and people in our city's past. I know that there are stories to tell at the Amistad Research Center and the Notorial Archives. Although I have not yet included any sources, the books and documents that contain the original information cannot be replaced by hypertext and hopefully this reference will inspire the reader to seek the original itself.

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