Louisiana

Louisiana History

By bigbassmaster1
  • Discovered Louisiana

    Discovered Louisiana

    King Louis XI claimed Louisiana and called it Louisiana
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    Louisiana History

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

    Thomas Jefferson buys 827,000 square miles of land, for $15 million dollars this would be called the Louisiana Purchase
  • Mardi Gras

    Mardi Gras

    Louisiana celebrates the first annual Mardi Gras in NOLA.
  • steam boat race

    steam boat race

    NATCHEZ VI raced the ROBERT E. LEE in the most famous steamboat race of all time
  • Huey Long's assanation

    Huey Long's assanation

    Huey Long was assassinated in Baton Rouge, by Carl Weiss.
  • First Offshore Oil rig

    First Offshore Oil rig

    First off shore oil rig was a mile off the coast line of south east Louisiana.
  • Louis Armstrong

    Louis Armstrong

    Louis Armstrong dies. Louis was from the great city of New Orleans.
  • Largemouth Bass

    Largemouth Bass

    The Louisiana Largemouth Bassrecord bass was caught on Caney Lake. Greg Wiggins caught the bass.
  • Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina hit and damaged the city of New Orleans.
  • LSU wins the BCS bowl

    LSU wins the BCS bowl

    LSU wins the BCS bowl and beats Ohio 38-24.
  • Bobby Jindle

    Bobby Jindle

    Bobby Jindle gets elected as Louisiana's governer.
  • Al Copeland

    Al Copeland

    Al Copeland dies. Al founded Popeye's Louisiana Kichen Chicken and Biscuits and the succes full resturant named Copeland's
  • King Will Ferrell

    King Will Ferrell

    Will Ferrell host the Baccus parade in NOLA.
  • Louisiana Deer Record

    Louisiana Deer Record

    Jason Archer shot a 210 in buck in Concordia Parish.
  • Gerorge Rodrigue (Blue Dog)

    Gerorge Rodrigue (Blue Dog)

    Blue DogGeorge Rodrigue died. His most famous drawings were of the "Blue Dog"