The bicentennial is being celebrated with yearlong activities in many of the states fashioned from the territory. But the focal point of the celebrations is Louisiana itself. The most ambitious ...

Fifteen million dollars is the original amount spent by the U.S. to France for The Louisiana Purchase, and by today's standards, the price of the expansive territory is still considered a steal.

The soldiers from Ft. Stoddert, Louisiana Territory, captured the fugitive Aaron Burr on a February morning in 1807, on a muddy road near the hamlet of Wakefield. Burr's fall from grace seemed total.

But making Louisiana-Pacific Corp an even more interesting and timely stock to look at, is the fact that in trading on Thursday, shares of LPX entered into oversold territory, changing hands as ...

Holmberg, William tells Jonathan about events leading to the transfer of the Louisiana Territory from French and Spanish rule to American rule, which would take place on March 9, 1804, in St.