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Louisiana's history
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Louisiana Purchase
This purchase cost America 15 million but was only roughly 4 cents per acre, in the long run we had to take the land we bought from the native americans, the money was paid so they would not take that land.(actual date unknown) -
Louisiana becomes 18th state
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First Mardi Gras parade
Spawned the Mardi Gras parade tradition and created lucrative tourism business.( actual date unkonown) -
Shreveport is founded
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Antoine’s opens for the first time
Louisiana’s longest continually running restaurant (actual date unknown) -
Baton Rouge made capital of Louisiana
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Louisiana leaves the union
During the onset of the civil war the Louisianans, switched sides to protect their slave owning life styles -
Shrimp first canned
At Grand Terre Island (actual date unknown). Industriailization becoming more dominate in america. -
Louisiana rejoins the Union
sSavery abolished in Louisiana(actual date unknown) -
Sulfur
Sulfur introduced to the United States (actual date unknown). -
Jetty system completed
The Jetty system at the mouth of Mississippi was completed(actual date unknown). Allows more imports to come in and more exports could be shipped out -
New Heavyweight-boxing champ
James J. Corbett knocks out John I. Sullivan to become the new world heavyweight-boxing champion(actual date unknown) -
Louisiana's all time low temperature
lowest recorded temperature in Louisiana -16 degrees Fahrenheit in Minden -
Oil in Louisiana
first oil is discovered in Jennings (actual date unknown). Now america begins to get their own fuel supply. -
New state constitution
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highest temperature recorded in Louisiana
114 degrees Fahrenheit -
Segregation gone
Segregation on city buses in New Orleans abolished(actual date unknown) -
New football team
National franchise awarded to New Orlean's Saints(actual date unknown). They win the superbowl in 2010. -
Super Dome
Super dome finished in New Orleans costing $163,313,315(actual date unknown) -
Black mayor in New Orleans
Ernest Morial becomes first black mayor of New Orleans -
Pope John Pail visits
Pope John Paul the second visits new Orleans -
Riverboat gambling approved
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Hurricane hits
Hurricane Andrew causes 1 billion in damages (actual date unknown) -
Crime rate highest in America
Louisiana leads all 50 states in violent crime rate (actual date unknown) -
Tropic storm Francis
causes flooding in the lower part of Louisiana(actual date unknown). Destoryed land and made hundreds homeless.
