This coming Monday, April 30, marks the 200 anniversary of Louisiana becoming the 18th state. There are some festivities planned over the weekend for the occasion and it gives history buff bloggers like me a change to take to the Internet to celebrate ... »
BATON ROUGE -- How would party politics in the pre-Civil War Era have evolved if President Andrew Jackson took office in 1825 instead of four years later? Would the table ever have been set for Abraham Lincoln to become a... »
Want to see a copy a court order setting bail for Jean Lafitte's brother? To read how the government charged Andrew Jackson with contempt for arresting a federal judge during a controversy over martial law in New Orleans? To hear... »
Andrew Jackson Higgins ended up a shipbuilding hero of World War II »
1811 – An unsuccessful slave revolt was led by Charles Deslandes in St. Charles and St. James, Louisiana. This was the largest slave revolt in the US in terms of slaves involved. 1815 – War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans – Andrew Jackson leads American... »
So, Ron Paul is leading in Iowa. That isn’t too surprising. I had written a couple of weeks ago that he would probably lead the pack once Newt Gingrich’s numbers started to wain. The problem with Gingrich is that his support–like support for Cain, Perr... »
The latest news on the sex scandal that is engulfing presidential hopeful Herman Cain is that the former Godfather’s Pizza mogul is “reassessing” his run for the Republican nomination. The newest charge, which has followed allegations from three wome... »
BATON ROUGE -- How would party politics in the pre-Civil War Era have evolved if President Andrew Jackson took office in 1825 instead of four years later? Would the table ever have been set for Abraham Lincoln to become a... »
