Look at all the monuments!

WOW!  What a collection.  To date we have identified 28 monuments that are connected to 19 different events.  Keep in mind that some events may have had multiple monuments.  For example, Hurricane Audrey - there is a cemetery in Cameron and in Lake Charles with monuments.  For Hurricane Katrina...whew!  There are six different monuments!  I thought you would like to see the entire list! 

	INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
1	1800's Virgin Island - Pierre Part
2	1800's Yellow Fever Epidemics
3	1839 Félicité - New Iberia
4	1856 Last Isle Hurricane
5	1873 Colfax Riot - Colfax
6	1893 Chenière Caminada Hurricane
7	1899 Great Fire - New Iberia
8	1910 Great Fire - Lake Charles
9	1925 Allendale Fire - Shreveport
10	1927 Point Lookout Cemetery  - Angola
11	1946 Baudoin Foret School Fire - Raceland
12	1957 Hurricane Audrey
13	1973 Upstairs Lounge Fire - New Orleans
14	1976 George Prince Ferry disaster
15	1979 Belle Isle Salt Mine Explosion
16	1982 Pan Am Flight 759 - Kenner
17	2005 Hurricane Katrina
18	2005 Hurricane Rita - Cameron
19	2010 Deep Water Horizon - Grand Isle

	ALL MONUMENTS
1	1800's Virgin Island - Pierre Part
2	1839 Félicité - New Iberia
3	1853 Yellow Fever Epidemic - Washington
4	1856 Last Isle Hurricane - Cherenton
5	1856 Last Isle Hurricane - Plaquemine
6	1873 Colfax Riot - Colfax
7	1878 Yellow Fever Epidemic - Baton Rouge
8	1893 Cheniere Caminada hurricane
9	1899 Great Fire - New Iberia
10	1910 Great Fire - Lake Charles
11	1925 Allendale Fire - Shreveport
12	1927 Point Lookout Cemetery  - Angola
13	1946 Baudoin Foret School Fire - Raceland
14	1957 Hurricane Audrey - Cameron
15	1957 Hurricane Audrey - Lake Charles
16	1973 Upstairs Lounge Fire - New Orleans
17	1976 George Prince Ferry disaster - Destrehan
18	1976 George Prince Ferry disaster - Luling
19	1979 Belle Isle Salt Mine Explosion
20	1982 Pan Am Flight 759 - Kenner
21	2005 Hurricane Katrina - 17th Street Canal
22	2005 Hurricane Katrina - 9th Ward
23	2005 Hurricane Katrina - Charity Hospital
24	2005 Hurricane Katrina - Pet
25	2005 Hurricane Katrina - St. Bernard
26	2005 Hurricane Katrina - Vera
27	2005 Hurricane Rita - Cameron
28	2010 Deep Water Horizon - Grand Isle

Sneaux Day

It may be cold outside and we are all stuck inside, but that won't stop the research!  We have located SEVERAL new monuments to research!  Check out the new additions:

1899 Great Fire in New Iberia
1910 Great Fire in Lake Charles
1925 Allendale Fire in Shreveport
1927 Point Lookout Cemetery at Angola
1946 Baudoin Foret School Fire
2005 Hurricane Rita

We have heard of others, but need to put on our detective hats and find those monuments!  Apparently, there was an earthquake that made the Mississippi River run backwards.  With the great Mississippi River flood, there may have been a few placed along the river.  We are STILL trying to find more in central and north Louisiana.

This project is really taking off.  What a ride!  When I first started, I only had about 5 disasters with a monument associated with it....now I'm up to about 20!  Keep 'em commin'!

Preparing for a Site Visit

Getting ready for another exciting trip!  Me and Kim-Loan Ngo are heading down to Pierre Part and the Pierre Part Branch Library to dig deep into this local legend.  According to the stories, there was a flood in 1882 and a local Catholic church was left in ruins.  When the water went down, there she stood - a small statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary and she was not damaged.  After repairs to the church, the statue was placed in the chapel.

In 1909 a new larger statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary arrived. The old smaller statue was buried on the island and the new one placed on the island.

We are driving out there February 1st.  If you live in the area and are familiar with the story, we would love to talk to you.  Please email us at monumentallouisiana@gmail.com .

Félicité

In November I took a fantastic trip to New Iberia Louisiana. It was a beautiful day to begin a quest to discover Félicité.

The historical marker is located in front of the library. I decided to step into the library to chat with a local person about her. No one knew of her, so I shared what I knew. I'll make sure to donate a copy of the book to the library.
From the historical marker I found, she was a Haitian woman that nursed the sick during the yellow fever epidemic.  She was "loved and honored" by the folks in New Iberia until she died in January of 1852.  What an amazing lady!