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re: What obscure piece of Louisiana history do you know?
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:29 pm to NewIberiaHaircut
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:29 pm to NewIberiaHaircut
My Dad was a Beaumont cop in the 60's. They were ordered by the govenor....or his cronies.... to pull over cars with La. Plates after LsU AtM game in College Station one year. The beaumont cops refused but the Texas state troopers capitulated. This was all in retaliation to the La. Troopers writing up Texas people the year before when the game was in BR and Tam won.
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Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:30 pm to Pectus
Bienville Parish
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:31 pm to Kafka
Kafka, are you black? I need to know so I can determine if I like you are not. Thanks.
This post was edited on 5/3/14 at 11:32 pm
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:31 pm to Pectus
There are still several out of the way places with what some would term "racist" names.
They aren't on many of the newer maps, but if you look on the older maps, you'll find such gems as:
"****** island"
"Free ****** point"
"****** bayou"
"****** bend"
Now, you have to remember these were named at a time where these words were more of a descriptor than anything inflammatory, but they exist to this day.
They aren't on many of the newer maps, but if you look on the older maps, you'll find such gems as:
"****** island"
"Free ****** point"
"****** bayou"
"****** bend"
Now, you have to remember these were named at a time where these words were more of a descriptor than anything inflammatory, but they exist to this day.
This post was edited on 5/3/14 at 11:36 pm
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:33 pm to theunknownknight
quote:half -- my father was Kenyan
Kafka are you black?
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:35 pm to Kafka
So I'm KINDA better than you?
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:35 pm to fr33manator
quote:
There are still several out of the way places with what some would term "racist" names.
They are on many of the newer maps, but if you look on the older maps, you'll find such gems as:
"****** island"
"Free ****** point"
"****** bayou"
"****** bend"
"Shreve****
***** Rouge
"***ayette"
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:36 pm to theunknownknight
quote:I'm better in the half that counts
So I'm KINDA better than you?
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:37 pm to Kafka
quote:
I'm better in the half that counts
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:38 pm to Pectus
Louisiana was the 2nd richest state around 1860.
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:39 pm to Pectus
Morgus the Magnificent ran for NOLA city council in 1984.
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:40 pm to Old Money
quote:
Louisiana was the 2nd richest state around 1860.
The one of the largest slaveowners in Louisiana at the time of the civil war was a black woman.
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:41 pm to Old Money
quote:Before the civil war Natchez had more millionaires than any city in America.
Louisiana was the 2nd richest state around 1860
Not per capita -- more millionaires, period.
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:43 pm to beejon
quote:
Harrisonburg was considered for the new site of the Louisiana state capital when the legislature decided to move it from New Orleans after the Civil War.
That was mine. I think it missed by one vote.
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:44 pm to Pectus
Bloody O'Reilly
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:47 pm to Pectus
The largest indian mound in Louisiana and maybe the United States was located in Jonesville, LA.
It's dirt was completely used for highway construction about 100 years ago.
It's dirt was completely used for highway construction about 100 years ago.
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:48 pm to Pectus
Special K
Was not impressed that girls had boyfriends
Was not impressed that girls had boyfriends
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:48 pm to tigerfan84
quote:I say move it back to Donaldsonville -- never too late
site of the Louisiana state capital
And Pineville would take care of LSU's crime problem being OOC
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:49 pm to Kafka
quote:
The one of the largest slaveowners in Louisiana at the time of the civil war was a black woman.
There were a lot of blacks w/ slaves down here. It was oddly normal.
quote:
Before the civil war Natchez had more millionaires than any city in America.
Not per capita -- more millionaires, period.
I had no idea; makes sense though.
Posted on 5/3/14 at 11:49 pm to tketaco
The US held Nazi POWs in Ruston during WWII. As if being a POW wasn't punishment enough.
Camp Ruston
Camp Ruston
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