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3 days ago · Here are three ways you can celebrate Día de los Muertos in New Orleans this year. Day of the Dead/Fet Gede Combining the traditions of Haiti and Mexico, the community can participate in the Day of the Dead/Fet Gede on November 1 at the New Orleans Healing Center from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Expect a Vodou ceremony to invoke Gede spirits and honor the dead, as well as space to honor and celebrate ...
Oct 7, 2019 · Like every other city in the then 24 states the Marquis de Lafayette visited during his return to the United States in 1824-25, New Orleans welcomed him with patriotic zeal and unfettered hoopla, holding parades, public receptions, banquets, concerts, and flowery speeches lauding him for his service during the American Revolution.
Jan 16, 2020 · The former Marquis de Lafayette (he had relinquished the title) was then the only living Revolutionary War general. When he extended his triumphal tour to the state of Louisiana, he conferred a symbolic unity on a region still seen as suspiciously foreign by Anglo-Americans .
- Greater New Orleans
- Antebellum Period
Jun 27, 2022 · He was Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, the French-born fighter who as a young man earned a place as a trusted aide-de-camp alongside Alexander Hamilton in Washington’s...
Mar 1, 2008 · Lafayette Square Marker. Inscription. (Obverse) Planned in 1788 as a public place for Faubourg Ste. Marie, the City's first suburb, this Square honors American Revolutionary War Hero, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette.
Apr 29, 2020 · The Marquis de Lafayette was a hero of the American Revolutionary War, having served under General George Washington in several crucial battles. He was only 19 years old when he came to the states and he had no previous combat experience.
Mar 12, 2024 · Lafayette remained in New Orleans until April 15 th. The following day he was in Baton Rouge from which he went directly to Natchez, Mississippi, for three days. From April 20, 1825 through April 27, 1825, Lafayette steamed up the Mississippi River.
