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Lafourche (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-louisiana
ture in extra session provides for a State convention and votes $500,000 to organize military companies; Wirt Adams, commissioner from Mississippi, asks the legislature to join in secession......December, 1860 Immense popular meeting in New Orleans on announcement of the secession of South Carolina......Dec. 21, 1860 Mass-meeting held at New Orleans to ratify Southern rights nominations for the convention......Dec. 25, 1860 Seizure by Confederates of forts St. Philip, Jackson, and Livingston, arsenal at Baton Rouge, and United States revenuecutter Lewis Cass .....Jan. 10-13, 1861 Ordinance of secession adopted in convention, yeas 113, nays 17......Jan. 26, 1861 Mint and custom-house in New Orleans seized by Confederates......Jan. 31, 1861 Convention to join Southern Confederacy; State flag adopted, a red ground, crossed by bars of blue and white and bearing a single star of pale yellow......Feb. 4, 1861 Louisiana ratifies the Confederate constitution......March 22
Cuba (Cuba) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-louisiana
t of government......Jan. 8, 1831 Pontchartrain Railroad, 4 1/2 miles long, opened for traffic......April, 1831 Branch mint at New Orleans receives first bullion......March 8, 1838 During this and the two previous years Louisiana furnished 1,179 volunteers in the Florida war......1838 New constitution adopted in convention......May 14, 1845 Legislature meets in new State-house at Baton Rouge......Jan. 21, 1850 Steamer Pampero, with 500 men under Lopez, for expedition against Cuba, leaves New Orleans......Aug. 3, 1851 Riot because of Cuban expedition in New Orleans; office of Spanish paper La Patria destroyed......Aug. 21, 1851 Convention to revise constitution meets at Baton Rouge......July 5, 1852 University of Louisiana chartered......1853 Commercial convention of Southern and Southwestern States meets at New Orleans......Jan. 8, 1855 William Walker, with his expedition, leaves New Orleans, ostensibly for Mobile, but really for Nicaragua, eluding the
Mississippi (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-louisiana
Louisiana, The central gulf State of the United States, has for its southern boundary the Gulf of Mexico, and south of 31° N. it extends from the Sabine River on the west to the Pearl River on the east, about 250 miles. North of lat. 31° N. its eastern boundary is the Mississippi River, which separates it from Mississippi, and the Sabine River and Texas form its western boundary. That portion of the State lying east of the Mississippi River is bounded on the north by the State of Mississippi, and that west of the Mississippi River by Arkansas. Lat. 28° 56' to 33° N., and long. 89° to 94° W. Area, 45,420 square miles, in ninety-nine parishes. Population, 1890, 1,118,587; 1900, 1,381,625. Capital, Baton Rouge. It differs from the other States in that its jurisprudence is based on the Roman or civil law instead of the common law of England, and the counties are called parishes. Robert Cavalier de la Salle descends the Mississippi to its mouth, names the country Louisiana, and <
Bienville (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-louisiana
nois country and incurs the enmity of the Natchez Indians......1715 Bienville ascends the Mississippi to subject the Natchez, and establishes Fort Rosalie in their country......April, 1716 M. de l'epinay arrives as governor from France......March 9, 1717 Crozat surrenders his trading privilege to the King......Aug. 23, 1717 Company of the West chartered to foster and preserve the colony......Sept. 6, 1717 Three French vessels arrive with sixty-nine colonists and troops and Bienville's commission as governor of Louisiana......Feb. 9, 1718 Fort Naquitoches on the Red River established by M. Bienville......1718 New Orleans founded by Bienville......1718 Eighty girls from a house of correction in Paris arrive in charge of three Ursuline nuns......February, 1721 Balize or buoy established at the mouth of the Mississippi......1722 Company of Germans, settlers on John Law's grant ( Law's bubble ) on the Arkansas River, descend the river to near New Orleans and
Arkansas (United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-louisiana
rive with sixty-nine colonists and troops and Bienville's commission as governor of Louisiana......Feb. 9, 1718 Fort Naquitoches on the Red River established by M. Bienville......1718 New Orleans founded by Bienville......1718 Eighty girls from a house of correction in Paris arrive in charge of three Ursuline nuns......February, 1721 Balize or buoy established at the mouth of the Mississippi......1722 Company of Germans, settlers on John Law's grant ( Law's bubble ) on the Arkansas River, descend the river to near New Orleans and locate there......1722 Seat of government removed to New Orleans......1723 Black code for punishing slaves promulgated by Bienville......1724 Bienville recalled to France; Perier becomes commander-general......Aug. 9, 1726 Some Jesuits and Ursuline nuns arrive at New Orleans, and a nunnery is erected......1727 Arrival of a cargo of girls sent from France by the company, each provided with a small casket of wearing apparel......172
Barataria Island (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-louisiana
between the Mississippi and Pearl rivers south of lat. 31° N.......April 14, 1812 First session of State legislature at New Orleans......June, 1812 General Wilkinson resumes command in Louisiana and arrives at New Orleans......June 8, 1812 W. C. C. Claiborne elected governor......Aug. 19, 1812 General Wilkinson superseded by General Flournoy......June, 1813 Colonel Nicholas (British) by proclamation incites people of Louisiana and Kentucky to revolt......Aug. 29, 1814 Barataria Island occupied by pirates under Jean Lafitte; the British under Sir William H. Percy invite them to hostility against the United States; Lafitte refuses......Aug. 30, 1814 Citizens of New Orleans and vicinity meet, pass resolutions of loyalty, and address the people......Sept. 15, 1814 Flotilla sails from New Orleans against the pirates, who prepare to resist, but abandon nine ships to the Americans......Sept. 18, 1814 General Jackson arrives at New Orleans......Dec. 2, 1814 Brit
Gretna, La. (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-louisiana
int and custom-house in New Orleans seized by Confederates......Jan. 31, 1861 Convention to join Southern Confederacy; State flag adopted, a red ground, crossed by bars of blue and white and bearing a single star of pale yellow......Feb. 4, 1861 Louisiana ratifies the Confederate constitution......March 22, 1861 Louisiana raises 3,000 Confederate troops, and at call of Governor Moore 3,000 additional......April 24, 1861 First gun cast for Confederate navy at Phoenix Iron Works at Gretna, near New Orleans......May 4, 1861 Port of New Orleans blockaded by United States sloop-of-war Brooklyn; Ship Island occupied by Union troops......1861 Banks of New Orleans suspend specie payments......Sept. 18, 1861 Confederate martial law instituted in New Orleans......Oct. 11, 1861 Federal steamship Richmond, under John Pope, while coaling near New Orleans, is struck by a Confederate ram......Oct. 12, 1861 State casts its electoral vote for Jefferson Davis as president of t
South River, Ga. (Georgia, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-louisiana
se every effort to secure the passage of the Bland silver bill and of the bill to repeal the so-called resumption act introduced in the Senate......Jan. 19, 1878 Political disturbance in Tensas and Concordia parishes, resulting in killing a man named Peck, and the wounding by his companions of three colored men; investigated by Congress......1878 By act of Congress, March 3, 1875, a contract was made with Capt. James Buchanan Eads for the construction of jettywork at the mouth of the South Pass in the Mississippi River, to secure and maintain a navigable channel 200 feet wide and 20 feet deep. Captain Eads's work has already resulted in a clear channel of the required width and deeper than the 20 feet specified......1878 Constitutional convention at New Orleans frames a constitution. Capital changed from New Orleans to Baton Rouge......April 21, 1879 Louis A. Wiltz, Democrat, elected governor, and the new constitution ratified by the people......Dec. 8, 1879 Debt or
Texas (Texas, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-louisiana
o, and south of 31° N. it extends from the Sabine River on the west to the Pearl River on the east, about 250 miles. North of lat. 31° N. its eastern boundary is the Mississippi River, which separates it from Mississippi, and the Sabine River and Texas form its western boundary. That portion of the State lying east of the Mississippi River is bounded on the north by the State of Mississippi, and that west of the Mississippi River by Arkansas. Lat. 28° 56' to 33° N., and long. 89° to 94° W. Aeets in New Orleans and results in a riot; several hundred negroes killed......July 30, 1866 Congress passes the military reconstruction act......March 2, 1867 General Sheridan appointed commander of the 5th Military District, Louisiana and Texas......March 19, 1867 General Sheridan removes Governor Wells for making himself an impediment to the faithful execution of the reconstruction act, and substitutes Thomas J. Durant, who declines, and Benjamin F. Flanders is appointed......June 8<
Algiers (Algeria) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-louisiana
se......March 1, 1869 Crescent City Live-stock and Slaughter-house Company, a monopoly in New Orleans which excited opposition, and was finally declared unconstitutional and restrained by perpetual injunction, was created by the legislature and went into operation......June 1, 1869 Legislature grants to the New Orleans, Mobile, and Chattanooga Railway Company $3,000,000 in 8-per-cent. State bonds, payable in four instalments......Feb. 21, 1870 Legislature unites Jefferson City and Algiers with New Orleans under one charter......1870 George M. Wickliffe, State auditor, impeached and convicted of extortion and fraud......March 3, 1870 A political contest between two factions of the Republican party. The State central committee — S. B. Packard, United States marshal at the head—call a convention to choose a State committee. The opposition, under Lieut.-Gov. Oscar J. Dunn (colored), meet in the custom-house. Governor Warmouth and P. B. S. Pinchback (colored) are refused
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