History of New Orleans

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  • Louisiana claimed for France

    Robert Cavalier claims the territory for Louis XIV of France.

  • First Permanent Settlement

    Louis Juchereau de St. Denis established Fort St. Jean Baptiste. This is the first permanent settlement in the Mississippi Valley.

  • New Orleans Founded

    New Orleans is founded and named for Phillippe Duc D'Orleans

  • St. Louis Cathedral is Built

    The oldest cathedral in the United States

  • Sugar Cane Introduced

    Sugar cane is introduced into Louisiana.

  • Louisiana Given to Spain

    Louis XV gives the "Island of New Orleann" and all of Louisiana west of the Mississippi to his cousins, Charles III of Spain.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Confirms the transfer of Louisiana to Spain.

  • First Acadians Arrive

    First four Acadian families arrive from New York.

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana is purchased from Napoleon I by the United States

  • Louisiana Admitted to the Union

  • Baton Rouge Becomes the Capital of Louisiana

  • Louisiana Secedes and Joins the Confederacy

    Louisiana secedes from the Union and after a brief period as a republic, joins the Confederacy.

  • Louisiana Re-admitted to the Union

  • Louisiana's First Public Airport Built

    Louisiana's first public airport is built in Mansfield.

  • Tulane University Accepts Black Students

    Tulane University accepts five black students, the first in its history.

  • 175th Anniversary of Admission to the Union

    Louisiana celebrates the 175th anniversary of its admission into the Union.

  • Hurricanes Katrina and Rita