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KILLING THE KINGFISH: THE HUEY LONG ASSASSINATION uncovers the explosive story behind one of the most dramatic moments in Louisiana political history. A gripping, deeply researched look at power, intrigue, and the event that changed a state forever.
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The following speaks on the love story of two enslaved Black people.
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I also would like to note that some Catholic Churches have been around for centuries, such as both St. Augustine Churches and others.
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During the early stages of the revolt, plantation owner Manuel Andry was wounded with an ax on the porch of his house, & his son, Gilbert, was killed.
Jean François Trepagnier, owner of nearby Myrtleland Plantation, was also killed with an ax.
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Historians estimate from varying eyewitness accounts that between one hundred and fifty and five hundred people participated in the rebellion, making their way down the Mississippi River towards New Orleans armed with cane machetes, axes, and other weapons ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾.
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On January 8, 1811, the largest slave revolt in North American history began at Woodland Plantation (formerly Andry Plantation) in St. John the Baptist Parish, led by multiracial enslaved driver Charles Deslondes.
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Cajun Culture in Lafayette. www.americanroads.net/lafayette_11... @IFWTWA1 #TravelTuesday #lafayettela #lafayettehistory #historiclandmarks #explorelouisiana #southerncharm #VisitLafayette #LouisianaHistory #travelsouth #architecturelovers #historichomes
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FROM AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY (Fall 2025, Vol. 29 No. 3): Along Louisiana’s “sugar coast,” TerraXplorations is documenting the industrial heart of 19th-century plantations—sugarhouses—before development erases what remains.
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🚌 Whitney Plantation’s Bus Fund helps schools cover transportation costs for student field trips.
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A photograph of a black granite slab with hundreds of names of formerly enslaved people engraved on it, surrounding an etching depicting a formerly enslaved man sitting showing the scars on his back.
Before touring Whitney Plantation, remember the 356 enslaved people who built it.
The Wall of Honor is a tribute to those held in bondage; black granite slabs etched with names, ages, skills, family ties and quotes.
📍Plan your visit today.
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📘✨Claim Your Place in the Story of Discovery
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Louisiana is embracing its history by encouraging parishes to plant Liberty Trees, celebrating heritage and unity!
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#OtD in 1934, #BonnieandClyde picked up sandwiches at Ma Canfield’s Cafe in #GibslandLA and then drove off to their deaths.
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Melanated people in Amerikkka have lived with ongoing racial and social terror for over three centuries.
During the post-Reconstruction Era, white people saw our liberation and mobility as a threat.
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213 years of the great state of Louisiana being apart of the USA! #Louisiana #statehood #LouisianaHistory
From Woodland Plantation—site of the largest slave revolt in U.S. history—a new generation is fighting for a cleaner future in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley.
✍️ Ned Randolph
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🌾 The semi-nomadic Fulani people moved with cattle across the savannah of Senegambia, the origin of many enslaved Africans. In early Louisiana, marshlands made cattle farming difficult, so enslaved herdsmen like Baptiste were crucial. #LouisianaHistory
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A powerful new bill could transform the Edward Douglass White Historic Site into a vibrant hub of Louisiana's cultural heritage, but is it worth the risks?
Learn more here!
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Happened upon the reason why me and my Mom’s DNA ancestry test showed us having DNA from peoples native to the Philippines. And wondering why I didn’t learn about this amazing community growing up in NOLA… #ancestors #LouisianaHistory #BlacknessIsComplicated
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March 10, 1804: Louisiana's Transfer & the Echoes of Today's World - Explore striking parallels between Louisiana's transfer & today's cultural & political landscapes. From treaties to tweets, the state's story continues to resonate.
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