Southwest (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas)

Find resources for the four West South Central states of the Southern region: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. This region is called "West South Central" by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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U.S./Mexico Border & Immigration

Resources in this category:

Arkansas - Internet Public Library Stately Knowledge
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/ar1.html

This Internet Public Library resource lists official state sites for state government, library, historical society, museum, archives, parks, travel and tourism, kids, and other sites of interest specific to Arkansas as well as interesting facts and people associated with the state.

The Creole and Cajun Recipe page
http://www.gumbopages.com/recipe-page.html

This website contains Cajun and Creole recipes from New Orleans, Southern Louisiana, and Acadiana or 'Cajun country'. In addition to recipes this website provides a glossary of ingredients, measurement and temperature equivalents, and a list of places to purchase ingredients. This website also offers a search engine which allows users to enter an ingredient or a name of dish to find a corresponding recipe.

The Handbook of Texas Online
http://www.tshaonline.org/

"The Handbook of Texas Online is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture. It comprises more than 23,000 articles on people, places, events, historical themes, institutions, and a host of other topic categories."

Hurricane Preparedness & Response for Florida Public Libraries
http://www.ii.fsu.edu/hurricanes/

This information portal offers best practices guidelines, training presentations, online forums for collaboration and discussion, and links to and citations for resources on hurricane preparedness for public libraries and local communities in Florida as well as any of the coastal U.S. states.

Louisiana - Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/la1.html

This Internet Public Library resource lists official state sites for state government, library, historical society, museum, archives, parks, travel and Louisiana as well as interesting facts and people associated with the state.

Louisiana - Internet Public Library Stately Knowledge
http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/la1.html

This Internet Public Library resource lists official state sites for state government, library, historical society, museum, archives, parks, travel and tourism, kids, and other sites of interest specific to Louisiana as well as interesting facts and people associated with the state.

The Music, Culture, and Food of New Orleans
http://www.gumbopages.com/neworleans.html

For anyone planning to visit the "crescent city", this page is a must. Information to help the traveler navigate cuisine, music, carnival, culture, lodging, even to learn the distinctive New Orleans pronunciation is here.

Oklahoma - Internet Public Library Stately Knowledge
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/ok1.html

This Internet Public Library resource lists official state sites for state government, library, historical society, museum, archives, parks, travel and tourism, and other sites of interest specific to Oklahoma as well as interesting facts and people associated with the state.

Texas - Internet Public Library Stately Knowledge
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/tx1.html

This Internet Public Library resource lists official state sites for state government, library, historical society, museum, archives, parks, travel and tourism, kids, and other sites of interest specific to Texas as well as interesting facts and people associated with the state.

Texas Almanac
http://www.texasalmanac.com/

"Your Link to all of Texas." Information about Texas taken from the newest edition of the almanac, along with links to other sites about Texas.

Texas Department of State Health Services
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/

The Texas DSHS website provides information on vital records, health statistics and data, Board of Health regulations, disease reporting, health programs and services, emergency preparedness, and licensing and certification in the state of Texas.

Texas Treasures
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/index.html

Online exhibition of Texas history. Biographies of famous Texans, descriptions of periods of Texas history, and digitized images from the archival collection.