Well - I've put together a GREAT research team that is helping me dig through old newspapers, databases, websites, and more, looking for more monuments. We've come to the conclusion that nothing bad has happened above Alexandria, La....Ha! We know that's not the case, but we just can't seem to find a disaster that has a monument anywhere other than in South Louisiana!
Here is what we have so far:
1800's Virgin Island
1800's Félicité
1856 Last Isle Hurricane
1878 Yellow Fever Epidemic in Baton Rouge
1983 Colfax Riot
1957 Hurricane Audrey
1976 George Prince Ferry disaster
1979 Belle Isle, LA Salt Mine Explosion
1982 Pan Am Flight 759
2005 Hurricane Katrina
Any ideas? Any leads? Please share!
Monumental: Louisiana’s Forgotten Disaster Monuments is a chronicle of disasters that have affected the state of Louisiana. The author, Nicole Peace Coarsey, has cataloged memorials, monuments, cemeteries, and historical markers across the state.
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