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Camp Parapet

In 1862 Confederate and Louisiana authorities laid out Camp Parapet as a part of the defense lines of New Orleans. The works were designed to protect the city against an attack from the north....

In 1862 Confederate and Louisiana authorities laid out Camp Parapet as a part of the defense lines of New Orleans. The works were designed to protect the city against an attack from the north....

  • louisiana
  • civil war
  • new orleans
  • jefferson parish

Greenwell Springs

Named for the Greenwell family, a resort with a hotel, pavilion and cottages was developed here in the 1850's with stage service to and from Baton Rouge. General John C. Breckinridge's Confederate...

Named for the Greenwell family, a resort with a hotel, pavilion and cottages was developed here in the 1850's with stage service to and from Baton Rouge. General John C. Breckinridge's...

  • louisiana
  • greenwell springs
  • east baton r...

Kenner Town Hall

The hub of Kenner city government was built in 1926 to house the Town Hall, jail, and courthouse. In 1956, City Hall moved. The jail and courthouse relocated in 1970. Today it houses the Kenner...

The hub of Kenner city government was built in 1926 to house the Town Hall, jail, and courthouse. In 1956, City Hall moved. The jail and courthouse relocated in 1970. Today it houses the...

  • louisiana
  • jefferson parish
  • kenner

Eli Wilson

A JOB TOO TOUGH FOR YOU IS JUST RIGHT FOR ME ELI "WHITNEY" WILSON 1922 2012

A JOB TOO TOUGH FOR YOU IS JUST RIGHT FOR ME ELI "WHITNEY" WILSON 1922 2012

    Dubreuil Concession and Levee

    Joseph Villars Dubreuil settled here in 1719. He became a pioneer in agriculture and wealthy entrepreneur. Nearby he built the first plantation levee. It led to the creation in 1724 of the...

    Joseph Villars Dubreuil settled here in 1719. He became a pioneer in agriculture and wealthy entrepreneur. Nearby he built the first plantation levee. It led to the creation in 1724 of...

    • louisiana
    • settlers
    • colonial era
    • new orleans
    • jefferson

    Settlement of the German Coast

    Of the thousands that departed France, only 300 German immigrants trickled in to the French Colony of Louisiana in 1721, deluded by John Law's Company of the West propaganda describing Louisiana...

    Of the thousands that departed France, only 300 German immigrants trickled in to the French Colony of Louisiana in 1721, deluded by John Law's Company of the West propaganda describing Louisiana...

    • louisiana
    • destrahan
    • st. charles parish
    • ormond plantation

    Jefferson Parish

     On Feb. 11, 1825, Governor Henry S. Johnson signed legislation creating the Parish of Jefferson out of the Third Senatorial District. It is named for President Thomas Jefferson, who died the...

     On Feb. 11, 1825, Governor Henry S. Johnson signed legislation creating the Parish of Jefferson out of the Third Senatorial District. It is named for President Thomas Jefferson, who died the...

    • louisiana
    • jefferson parish
    • kenner

    Charles Joseph "Buddy" Bolden

    In Memory of    Charles Joseph "Buddy" Bolden     September 6, 1877-November 4, 1931   In an unmarked grave near here rests Buddy Bolden   Legendary Cornet player  New Orleans Jazz Pioneer   and...

    In Memory of    Charles Joseph "Buddy" Bolden     September 6, 1877-November 4, 1931   In an unmarked grave near here rests Buddy Bolden   Legendary Cornet player  New Orleans Jazz Pioneer   and...

    • new orleans
    • jazz
    • pioneer
    • gravesite
    • cornet

    Holt Cemetery 1

    Holt Cemetery was officially founded in 1879 as a replacement to the dangerously overfilled Locust Grove Cemeteries on Freret Street in Uptown New Orleans. It is assumed to be named after Dr....

    Holt Cemetery was officially founded in 1879 as a replacement to the dangerously overfilled Locust Grove Cemeteries on Freret Street in Uptown New Orleans. It is assumed to be named after...

    • new orleans
    • cemetery

    Holt Cemetery #2

    While Holt Cemetery was never formally designated as racially segregated, legal restrictions on racial mixing - in life and death - became more rigorously enforced in New Orleans after the 1896...

    While Holt Cemetery was never formally designated as racially segregated, legal restrictions on racial mixing - in life and death - became more rigorously enforced in New Orleans after the...

    • new orleans
    • cemetery