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Jul 5, 2024 · Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, count de Maurepas (born July 9, 1701, Versailles, France—died Sept. 21, 1781, Versailles) was the secretary of state under King Louis XV and chief royal adviser during the first seven years of the reign of King Louis XVI.
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Jun 20, 2024 · Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, hailing from Montréal, was tasked with finding the elusive mouth of the Mississippi River in late 1698 by Louis Phelypeaux (Lake Pontchartrain's namesake) as Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle was unable to find it on his expeditions.
3 days ago · In 2011, a group from the University of New Orleans conducted an excavation around the former location of the Temple of the Innocent Blood. The dig uncovered items that could be directly linked to the Temple, along with an array of items that post-dated the Temple's closure.
Jun 25, 2024 · One of the most iconic individuals buried in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 — and certainly one who represents the city’s distinctive cultural and religious traditions — is Marie Laveau, more popularly known as the “Voodoo Queen” of New Orleans.
Jul 4, 2024 · Created by John Bachmann, this lithographic print provides a "bird's-eye" or aerial view of the bustling city of New Orleans, Louisiana in the mid-nineteenth century. A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object from the imagined perspective of a bird.
Jul 1, 2024 · A mysterious epitaph plate discovered in the cemetery in 1941 and thought to be a hoax stoked the legend that she had returned to New Orleans before her death, and other rumors, newspaper articles and books have continued to keep Madame’s story alive over the years.
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