tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74867944589444454122012-02-18T16:28:41.451-06:00Welcome to the History of Lousiana Blog. I will be writing on the History, Genealogy, Culture's, People, Places, Event's, Historic Tourist Attraction's and just about everything else dealing with Louisiana and it's diverse people, from the Colonial Era to the Present. I am a Historian and Genealogist, so if you need help finding your Louisiana Ancestor's or family history, feel free to send me an Email to HistoryoftheSouth@Yahoo.Com . Visit the Blog often, as it is a "work in progress".John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-33884291734686715382012-02-06T02:08:00.000-06:002012-02-06T02:08:55.211-06:002012-02-06T02:08:55.211-06:00Steve Scalise&nbsp;(Republican) - 157,182&nbsp;// Winner of the Election<br /> Myron Katz (Democrat) - 38,416<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-3388429173468671538?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MWHrAi8RSZE0yhTk3rjuYc1_er4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MWHrAi8RSZE0yhTk3rjuYc1_er4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MWHrAi8RSZE0yhTk3rjuYc1_er4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MWHrAi8RSZE0yhTk3rjuYc1_er4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/5iN4i3s6_sk" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2012/02/2010-louisiana-1st-congressional.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-64396153493277846982012-01-15T14:09:00.000-06:002012-01-15T14:09:04.685-06:002012-01-15T14:09:04.685-06:001900 - H.T. Summersgill<br /> 1901 - H.T. Summersgill<br /> 1902 - V. Dabney<br /> 1903 - Charles Eshleman<br /> 1904 - Thomas Barry<br /> 1905 - John Tobin<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-6439615349327784698?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VfRcV9yrMC9PHpa7z0Vqu_pfl9s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VfRcV9yrMC9PHpa7z0Vqu_pfl9s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VfRcV9yrMC9PHpa7z0Vqu_pfl9s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VfRcV9yrMC9PHpa7z0Vqu_pfl9s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/cCQ2IlsiJzU" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2012/01/head-coaches-of-tulane-university.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-66417736633259586492011-10-03T12:46:00.000-05:002011-10-03T12:46:18.806-05:002011-10-03T12:46:18.806-05:00<table class="wikitable"><tbody> <tr><td>1893</td><td>- T.L. Bayne </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr><td>1894</td><td>- Fred Sweet</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr><td>1895</td><td>- T.L. Bayne</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr><td>1896</td><td>- Harry Baum</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr><td>1897</td><td colspan="6">-&nbsp;No Varsity Team</td></tr> <tr><td>1898</td><td>- John Lombard</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr><td>1899</td><td>- H.T. Collier</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> </tbody> </table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-6641773663325958649?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yhk_r2aJYoJCEfp9Cot0W5dOVPs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yhk_r2aJYoJCEfp9Cot0W5dOVPs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yhk_r2aJYoJCEfp9Cot0W5dOVPs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yhk_r2aJYoJCEfp9Cot0W5dOVPs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/EqYKD7P-l0Y" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2011/10/head-coaches-of-tulane-university.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-19708958397646821362011-08-17T16:58:00.000-05:002011-08-17T16:58:59.227-05:002011-08-17T16:58:59.227-05:00The Highest Point in Louisiana is Driscoll Mountain which located, in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. It is 535 Feet High (163 Meters).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-1970895839764682136?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GtNK7CVbmgjGsJhuUh_YL2PoMhA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GtNK7CVbmgjGsJhuUh_YL2PoMhA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GtNK7CVbmgjGsJhuUh_YL2PoMhA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GtNK7CVbmgjGsJhuUh_YL2PoMhA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/cjoQNU82YTo" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2011/08/driscoll-mountain-highest-point-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-89578552159856719852011-06-21T16:47:00.001-05:002011-06-21T16:49:02.222-05:002011-06-21T16:49:02.222-05:00<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=sonsofspaamewa-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=bpl&amp;asins=0882952587&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>Orleans Parish<br /> 1) Joseph Hernandez<br /> 2) Edouard Bermudez<br /> <br /> Rapides Parish<br /> 1) Lewis Emanuel Texada<br /> <br /> St. Bernard Parish<br /> 1) Antonio Marrero<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-8957855215985671985?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/41e1f_WnnB6wy0r3ArptpIcdDyM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/41e1f_WnnB6wy0r3ArptpIcdDyM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/41e1f_WnnB6wy0r3ArptpIcdDyM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/41e1f_WnnB6wy0r3ArptpIcdDyM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/pbGKYe6ysQY" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2011/06/hispanic-delegates-to-louisiana.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-48157996351738935912011-05-24T15:32:00.002-05:002011-05-24T15:32:15.068-05:002011-05-24T15:32:15.068-05:00<span><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=sonsofspaamewa-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=bpl&amp;asins=0802130208&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></span>"My life is a rather grim one. One day I shall perhaps describe it to you in great detail." - John Kennedy Toole (A Confederacy of Dunces)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-4815799635173893591?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XtFCEdKKZJip8w5GXuxBTZeDK3M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XtFCEdKKZJip8w5GXuxBTZeDK3M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XtFCEdKKZJip8w5GXuxBTZeDK3M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XtFCEdKKZJip8w5GXuxBTZeDK3M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/rJh7UbC2--4" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2011/05/john-kennedy-toole-quote_24.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-25812781287951963172011-05-23T00:15:00.000-05:002011-05-23T00:15:03.099-05:002011-05-23T00:15:03.099-05:00<span><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=sonsofspaamewa-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=bpl&amp;asins=0141182865&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>"Employers sense in me a denial of their values. They fear me. I suspect that they can see that I am forced to function in a century I loathe." - John Kennedy Toole (A Confederacy of Dunces)</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-2581278128795196317?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2SPT_-3AeNaknittoMHOBKVtRbs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2SPT_-3AeNaknittoMHOBKVtRbs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2SPT_-3AeNaknittoMHOBKVtRbs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2SPT_-3AeNaknittoMHOBKVtRbs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/f51obNPenXw" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2011/05/john-kennedy-toole-quote_23.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-2878076854522469342011-05-22T16:23:00.000-05:002011-05-22T16:23:31.330-05:002011-05-22T16:23:31.330-05:00<span><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=sonsofspaamewa-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=bpl&amp;asins=0141182865&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></span>"Leaving New Orleans also frightened me considerably. Outside of the city limits the heart of darkness, the true wasteland begins." - John Kennedy Toole (A Confederacy of Dunces)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-287807685452246934?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eK8cp5dA4NYMtnUB2i4Gccpl6f0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eK8cp5dA4NYMtnUB2i4Gccpl6f0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eK8cp5dA4NYMtnUB2i4Gccpl6f0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eK8cp5dA4NYMtnUB2i4Gccpl6f0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/lq0ebBMyJxg" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2011/05/john-kennedy-toole-quote.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-71816248546227217372011-04-16T22:29:00.002-05:002012-01-30T17:05:50.079-06:002012-01-30T17:05:50.079-06:00<div style="border: currentColor;"><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=sonsofspaamewa-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=bpl&amp;asins=B002GJU4RC&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><br /> "Dr. Nut" was a popular almond flavored soft drink which was produced by World Bottling Company in New Orleans in the 1930's and went out of business by the time the drink was immortalized in "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole. </div><br /> <div style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /> <div style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /> <div style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border: currentColor; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-7181624854622721737?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OQEQn3tz5eC70ON8SBKoKZ-7Lhk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OQEQn3tz5eC70ON8SBKoKZ-7Lhk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OQEQn3tz5eC70ON8SBKoKZ-7Lhk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OQEQn3tz5eC70ON8SBKoKZ-7Lhk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/mnCkQJD7fg8" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2011/04/dr-nut-soft-drink-new-orleans-louisiana.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-21346833361358508902011-04-08T17:43:00.001-05:002011-04-08T17:44:34.515-05:002011-04-08T17:44:34.515-05:00Mike Ditka - 1997 to 1999<br /> Jim Haslett - 2000 to 2005<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-2134683336135850890?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H3ByqIUeQAwJpAN4-ssV_X-x4kU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H3ByqIUeQAwJpAN4-ssV_X-x4kU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H3ByqIUeQAwJpAN4-ssV_X-x4kU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H3ByqIUeQAwJpAN4-ssV_X-x4kU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/ev6AUBbJ3nc" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2011/04/head-coaches-of-new-orleans-saints-from.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-23877436901449646042011-03-01T17:31:00.001-06:002011-03-01T17:32:53.019-06:002011-03-01T17:32:53.019-06:00<span><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=sonsofspaamewa-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=bpl&amp;asins=1583413057&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></span>1) Bum Phillips - 1981 to 1985<br /> 2) Wade Phillips - 1985<br /> 3) Jim E. Mora - 1986 to 1996<br /> 4) Rick Venturi - 1996<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-2387743690144964604?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AfCLzUT5CT7fHUPKsCezHMxjXWk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AfCLzUT5CT7fHUPKsCezHMxjXWk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AfCLzUT5CT7fHUPKsCezHMxjXWk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AfCLzUT5CT7fHUPKsCezHMxjXWk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/P94WWRU523k" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2011/03/head-coaches-of-new-orleans-saints-from.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-63240191959888780692011-02-08T18:30:00.000-06:002011-02-08T18:30:10.229-06:002011-02-08T18:30:10.229-06:00<span><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=sonsofspaamewa-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=bpl&amp;asins=1583413057&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></span>1) Tom Fears, 1967-1970<br /> 2) J. D. Roberts, 1970-1972<br /> 3) John North, 1973-1975<br /> 4) Ernie Hefferle, 1975<br /> 5) Hank Stram, 1976-1977<br /> 6) Dick Nolan, 1978-1980<br /> 7) Dick Stanfel, 1980&nbsp;<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-6324019195988878069?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Kn8IwZrMjpKiIzEmX6bVYa2p8TQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Kn8IwZrMjpKiIzEmX6bVYa2p8TQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Kn8IwZrMjpKiIzEmX6bVYa2p8TQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Kn8IwZrMjpKiIzEmX6bVYa2p8TQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/t-rNnByTFYs" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2011/02/head-coaches-of-new-orleans-saints.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-11800124909690119422011-01-26T15:46:00.001-06:002011-02-08T18:30:58.141-06:002011-02-08T18:30:58.141-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nlxhoyRkm7o/TUCVteVHWdI/AAAAAAAAAUY/IBeGS9KJQPY/s1600/167223_1499665102655_1564993279_31007316_5524391_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nlxhoyRkm7o/TUCVteVHWdI/AAAAAAAAAUY/IBeGS9KJQPY/s1600/167223_1499665102655_1564993279_31007316_5524391_n.jpg" /></a></div>The State of Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26th, 1861. The Flag on the left hand side is the State Secession Flag.<br /> <br /> ************************************************************************************<br /> <br /> If you love Southern History, you will LOVE "Rosales' History of The South" Radio Show, you can click here to listen &nbsp;<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rosales-history-of-the-south">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rosales-history-of-the-south</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-1180012490969011942?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oU5lD9f09x_9bsWePwjZiXSEMRs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oU5lD9f09x_9bsWePwjZiXSEMRs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oU5lD9f09x_9bsWePwjZiXSEMRs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oU5lD9f09x_9bsWePwjZiXSEMRs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/-giIVtd_lts" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2011/01/state-of-louisiana-secedes-from-union.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-2636156166423269252011-01-09T18:12:00.000-06:002011-01-09T18:12:52.214-06:002011-01-09T18:12:52.214-06:00The Official Colors&nbsp;of the State of&nbsp; Louisiana are Gold, White and Blue.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-263615616642326925?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bOKnQTxC16jK8rapF-FR2Z4-_nQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bOKnQTxC16jK8rapF-FR2Z4-_nQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bOKnQTxC16jK8rapF-FR2Z4-_nQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bOKnQTxC16jK8rapF-FR2Z4-_nQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/MFle29YvM6Y" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2011/01/state-of-louisiana-official-colors.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-36360138959838403312011-01-08T15:27:00.000-06:002011-01-08T15:27:25.718-06:002011-01-08T15:27:25.718-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nlxhoyRkm7o/TSjWrndGUsI/AAAAAAAAAT8/T_5bgDWlfIM/s1600/250px-Brown_Pelican21K.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nlxhoyRkm7o/TSjWrndGUsI/AAAAAAAAAT8/T_5bgDWlfIM/s1600/250px-Brown_Pelican21K.jpg" /></a></div>The Official State Bird of Louisiana is the Eastern Brown Pelican (Pelecanus Occidentalis).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-3636013895983840331?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t7h9l8PInG50XnOQbNkaaOGSO-4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t7h9l8PInG50XnOQbNkaaOGSO-4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t7h9l8PInG50XnOQbNkaaOGSO-4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t7h9l8PInG50XnOQbNkaaOGSO-4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/zmK5lWoG0A8" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2011/01/official-state-bird-of-louisiana.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-46910852386600159652011-01-04T07:33:00.002-06:002011-01-26T15:48:59.071-06:002011-01-26T15:48:59.071-06:00The Spanish only set up one Mission in what is now the State of Louisiana. It was established on what ws then considered "East Texas", in 1716-1717 and named San Miguel De Linares De Los Adaes. It was closed in 1719 but reopened a few years later and remained open until 1773.<br /> <br /> *************************************************************************************<br /> <br /> If you love Southern History, you will LOVE "Rosales' History of The South" Radio Show. You can listen to it by clicking here <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rosales-history-of-the-south">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rosales-history-of-the-south</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-4691085238660015965?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NGDmJ1ATsO6ou3gvgERnnqgvyYM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NGDmJ1ATsO6ou3gvgERnnqgvyYM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NGDmJ1ATsO6ou3gvgERnnqgvyYM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NGDmJ1ATsO6ou3gvgERnnqgvyYM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/uv94chDIf14" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2011/01/san-miguel-de-linares-de-los-adaes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-79449563084541267882010-12-03T00:19:00.003-06:002011-01-26T15:55:43.723-06:002011-01-26T15:55:43.723-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nlxhoyRkm7o/TPiL4r-9niI/AAAAAAAAASM/DV13KcUMK8k/s1600/getimage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nlxhoyRkm7o/TPiL4r-9niI/AAAAAAAAASM/DV13KcUMK8k/s320/getimage.jpg" width="318" /></a></div>Essae Martha Culver was born in 1882. She was the first person to hold the post of State Librarian of Louisiana, in 1925.<br /> <br /> ***********************************************************************************<br /> <br /> If you love Southern History, you will LOVE "Rosales' History of The South" Radio Show, you can listen to it by clicking here <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rosales-history-of-the-south">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rosales-history-of-the-south</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-7944956308454126788?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nrd1hFcVL59xk9uni1brdfr0GjY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nrd1hFcVL59xk9uni1brdfr0GjY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nrd1hFcVL59xk9uni1brdfr0GjY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Nrd1hFcVL59xk9uni1brdfr0GjY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/IWSRLpso27Y" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2010/12/martha-essae-culver-1882-1931-first.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-43572359293281396602010-11-13T05:28:00.002-06:002010-11-13T05:29:38.882-06:002010-11-13T05:29:38.882-06:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nlxhoyRkm7o/TN52A07DBeI/AAAAAAAAARo/8Oh2_ZRNAPo/s1600/untitled.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nlxhoyRkm7o/TN52A07DBeI/AAAAAAAAARo/8Oh2_ZRNAPo/s320/untitled.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This is a&nbsp;Confederate Three Dollar Bill from the State of Louisiana, which is dated February 26th, 1862.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-4357235929328139660?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1Q4SaYjzVA-cWPAMFChFwVp6RFY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1Q4SaYjzVA-cWPAMFChFwVp6RFY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1Q4SaYjzVA-cWPAMFChFwVp6RFY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1Q4SaYjzVA-cWPAMFChFwVp6RFY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/_44u1l-Qw_s" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2010/11/louisiana-confederate-currency-1862.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-35651303383925795642010-10-16T21:45:00.003-05:002011-01-26T16:12:30.054-06:002011-01-26T16:12:30.054-06:00Charles Genois (born approx. 1793) was the 12th Mayor of New Orelans. He served &nbsp;from May 1838 to May 1840. He&nbsp;died on August 30th, 1866 and is buried in St. Louis Cemetery #2, in New Orelans, Louisiana. He lived at 1786 Annunciation Street, New Orleans, Louisiana at the time of his death. (If you know of his wifes name or any more information on him feel free to send me an email).<br /> <br /> **********************************************************************************<br /> <br /> If you love Southern History, you will LOVE "Rosales' History of The South" Radio Show, you can listen to it by clicking here <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rosales-history-of-the-south">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rosales-history-of-the-south</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-3565130338392579564?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZHmoRhxhTPA6qJLMgs6lRPoSc4A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZHmoRhxhTPA6qJLMgs6lRPoSc4A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZHmoRhxhTPA6qJLMgs6lRPoSc4A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZHmoRhxhTPA6qJLMgs6lRPoSc4A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/lsgtX4DZSn0" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2010/10/charles-genois-12th-mayor-of-new.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-49357770002269547312010-09-27T03:51:00.004-05:002010-09-27T03:52:16.290-05:002010-09-27T03:52:16.290-05:00The population of Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1970 according to the Federal Census taken that year was 165,963.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-4935777000226954731?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JuMpXItgovIHW7POC3GrsaKJurA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JuMpXItgovIHW7POC3GrsaKJurA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JuMpXItgovIHW7POC3GrsaKJurA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JuMpXItgovIHW7POC3GrsaKJurA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/WK11c5YFquA" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2010/09/population-of-baton-rouge-louisiana-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-29758271477813011942010-09-07T21:16:00.002-05:002010-09-07T21:16:33.708-05:002010-09-07T21:16:33.708-05:00The population of Baton Rouge, Louisiana according to the Federal Census of 1960 was 152,419.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-2975827147781301194?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2LAtXLOZjfFQxUUEceiJLS4yXTs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2LAtXLOZjfFQxUUEceiJLS4yXTs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2LAtXLOZjfFQxUUEceiJLS4yXTs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2LAtXLOZjfFQxUUEceiJLS4yXTs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/7_shWYJnV-I" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2010/09/population-of-baton-rouge-louisiana.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-29316010361229593192010-08-18T20:30:00.000-05:002010-08-18T20:30:55.715-05:002010-08-18T20:30:55.715-05:00The population of Baton Rouge, Louisiana according to the 1950 Federal Census was 125,629, which was an increase of over 150% from the 1940 Federal Census.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-2931601036122959319?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dWM6jgB1Y8eTJbV7WGQzY1Mj61I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dWM6jgB1Y8eTJbV7WGQzY1Mj61I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dWM6jgB1Y8eTJbV7WGQzY1Mj61I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dWM6jgB1Y8eTJbV7WGQzY1Mj61I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HistoryOfLouisiana/~4/aHyEJlu7FV8" height="1" width="1"/>John O'Donnell-Rosaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167290953273235916noreply@blogger.com0http://historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com/2010/08/population-of-baton-rouge-louisiana_18.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486794458944445412.post-36881993977598262802010-08-02T02:18:00.000-05:002010-08-02T02:18:23.677-05:002010-08-02T02:18:23.677-05:00The population of Baton Rouge, Lousiana according to the 1940 Federal Census was 49,654.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7486794458944445412-3688199397759826280?l=historyoflouisiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8Z5Je6nU5gG48rnmuUywZF6CczY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8Z5Je6nU5gG48rnmuUywZF6CczY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8Z5Je6nU5gG48rnmuUywZF6CczY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8Z5Je6nU5gG48rnmuUywZF6CczY/1/di" border="0" 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