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Posted on 5/6/14 at 9:32 pm to Cincinnati Bowtie
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Jean Lafitte, the famous Buccaneer, met Karl Marx in Europe in his later days and became enamored of him and his ideals.
Pretty impressive since Marx would have been around 5 years old when Lafitte died.
Posted on 5/6/14 at 11:21 pm to Skillet
The only people that died in Buddy Holly's plane crash were himself, the pilot, Ritchie Valens and JP Richardson, per Wikipedia.
The Lynyrd Skynyrd members died on another plane crash in the late 70's.
The Lynyrd Skynyrd members died on another plane crash in the late 70's.
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Posted on 5/6/14 at 11:28 pm to Skillet
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What obscure piece of Louisiana history do you know?
Indian Mounds at LSU are the 9th highest natural peak in LA
Natural?
Posted on 5/7/14 at 4:19 am to heypaul
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I'd like add that La has a 'water fall'
It's south of Sicley Island
Tunica Hills, too brah
Posted on 5/7/14 at 4:32 am to Skillet
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Indian Mounds at LSU are the 9th highest natural peak in LA
That's not true at all.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 4:39 am to Fishwater
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Posted on 5/7/14 at 12:33 pm to jeffsdad
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New Llano was a communist colony when first established.
New Llano was a Socialist colony. There is one resident still alive in New Llano that was a child when the colony was formed. He told me that in New Llano at that time if you didn't work, you could not join the colony.
New Llano has a museum now with the information on the colony.
New Llano Museum
Posted on 5/7/14 at 12:38 pm to Pectus
Most Cajun's are inbred.
LINK
Because French immigration slowed to a trickle after 1654, the dominance of the original families remained intact, as the descendants of the founding families of the 1630s continuously intermarried over four successive generations. As the colony expanded, satellite communities were routinely established by five-to-ten families bound together by blood ties. In the satellite communities, the original pattern of community formation repeated itself as immigrants married into more established families. As a consequence, by the 1670s, the entire community was interrelated to such an extent that Acadian society had come to constitute a single, large clan.
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Because French immigration slowed to a trickle after 1654, the dominance of the original families remained intact, as the descendants of the founding families of the 1630s continuously intermarried over four successive generations. As the colony expanded, satellite communities were routinely established by five-to-ten families bound together by blood ties. In the satellite communities, the original pattern of community formation repeated itself as immigrants married into more established families. As a consequence, by the 1670s, the entire community was interrelated to such an extent that Acadian society had come to constitute a single, large clan.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 12:39 pm to Dark Helmet
Huey Long's Win Loose Corporation. Has 99 year mineral lease on much of the stated's lands. pays the state 1/64th royalties while it collects 1/4th royalties from the oil companies. still in effect today.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 11:15 am to TIGA 80
My best friend's parents own the grandfather clock that sat in Sherman's office during LSU days. They bought it at an estate sale years ago and just thought it was a nice, antique clock. It has golden eagles at the top corners and even a dial on the face showing the lunar phases with some very nice artwork.
Held a party at their house several years ago and a history buff got to looking at the clock and asking questions. They told him the info they knew about it and he did the rest of the research...
Held a party at their house several years ago and a history buff got to looking at the clock and asking questions. They told him the info they knew about it and he did the rest of the research...
Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:30 am to LongueCarabine
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Gus Tinsley, All American at LSU in '35 and '36 taught high school math at Tara back in the 70's.
He was also the head coach at LSU after he played.
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And his first name was Gaynell. No wonder they called him Gus. I bet he kicked a lot of people's asses for using his given name.
LC
His daughter was my 9th grade math teacher at Kenilworth Junior High.
I remember meeting Gus at Ben Peabody's Esso on Scenic Highway.Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:42 am to TIGA 80
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Huey Long's Win Loose Corporation. Has 99 year mineral lease on much of the stated's lands. pays the state 1/64th royalties while it collects 1/4th royalties from the oil companies. still in effect today.
Was that the thing covered in one of Fox8 Lee Zurich specials? I think it was "Louisiana Purchased"? It's on their website, have to check it out again.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:49 am to USMCTiger03
I think that there was a racetrack (horses) at the end of Park Boulevard (near Government Street) in Baton Rouge in the early 1900s.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:52 am to Traffic Circle
A member of Louisiana LeRoux (NOLA Lady) once lived on Drusilla Lane in BR
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:54 am to USMCTiger03
The MAF (Micoud Assembly Facility) in New Orleans East is 43 acres of air conditioned space that built and housed the Space Shuttle External Tank amongst other things.
The builing was built on swamp lands and will rise and fall with he tide. This can be seen and measured within the building with measuring optics
The builing was built on swamp lands and will rise and fall with he tide. This can be seen and measured within the building with measuring optics
Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:56 am to Skillet
There was a sandwich named after Bob Scarce's aka The Old Beachgrinder son at The Vineyard called The Michael B Scarce
Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:56 am to Skillet
When you stand at the top of the Capitol how far away do you think you can see?
Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:59 am to goldenbadger08
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When you stand at the top of the Capitol how far away do you think you can see?
i once had someone throw 20 ping pong balls off the top of the state capitol while stood on the ground below trying to catch them...i only caught 2
Posted on 5/12/14 at 9:04 am to Skillet
That would be a difficult task. What purpose did it serve?
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