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(1719) Black slaves imported into Louisiana
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(1723) New Orleans became capital of Louisiana
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*(1812) Louisiana became 18th state
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Mardi Gras(1837) New Orleans held first Mardi Gras parade
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Yellow Fever(1853) Yellow fever epidemic killed more than 11,000 in New Orleans
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Flood(1874) Severe flooding occurred throughout the state
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Fair(1884) World's Fair held in New Orleans
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Jazz was created
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(1901) First oil flow discovered at Jennings
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(1916) Natural gas field discovered near Monroe
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Oil well(1947) First offshore oil well in Louisiana established
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(1956) Longest over-water bridge in world - Lake Pontchartrain Causeway opened
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(1957) Hundreds of people in Cameron Parish killed during Hurricane Audrey
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(1960) Two public schools in Orleans Parish desegregated
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(1966) National Football League awarded franchise to New Orleans Saints
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(1969) Hurricane Camille struck, killed 250 people
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Super Dome(1975) Super Dome in New Orleans completed
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(1989) Former grand wizard of Ku Klux Klan, David Duke, elected to state legislature
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(1991) State legislature approved riverboat gambling
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Hurricane Katrina(2005) Hurricane Katrina struck southeastern Louisiana, damaged levees flooded New Orleans, more than 1,500 people killed, over two million homeless; Hurricane Rita caused major flooding in New Orleans
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(2010) New Orleans Saints won Super Bowl
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(2012) BP reached $7.8 billion settlement with largest group of plaintiffs over 2010 oil rig spill
