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Monthly Lectures and Programs
2012-2013
Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 7pm at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Jack Stewart and Rene Brunet will discuss their forthcoming book, There's One in Your Neighborhood: Lost Theaters of New Orleans.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 7pm at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Past LHS President Sally Reeves will present "E.T. IS HOME: Bienville to the Country Club".
Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 7pm at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Christian Garcia will talk on his grandparents from his recent book Now and Always: A Louisiana Love Story. Christian Garcia Profile (pdf)
Programs 2010-2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 7:00 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Paul Haygood will speak on the West Florida Revolt of 1810 in honor of its Bicentennial. Refreshments follow.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Kristin Condotta, Ph. D. candidate at Tulane, "Strangers or Neighbors?: Irish Immigrants in Early New Orleans."
Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. John Seago, President of Pontchartrain Vineyards, will speak on the history of wine growing in Louisiana that will include a tasting of his Rouge Militaire wine 90% produced from estate-grown Norton grapes and 10% Le trolley produced from estate-grown Blanc Du Bois grapes.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Justin Nystrom, Troubled Apotheosis: Frederick Nash Ogden and the Struggle for New Orleans.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Joyce Miller of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities will demonstrate KnowLA, the new digital encyclopedia of Louisiana history & culture.
Programs 2009-2010
Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Janet Allured, Associate Professor of History at McNeese State University - Louisiana Women: Their Life and Times. Refreshments will follow.
Tuesday, October 13 2009, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Michael Tisserand - George Herriman and Krazy Kat. Refreshments will follow.
Saturday, October 24 2009, 1:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Historic New Orleans Collection 533 Royal Street. Seventh Creole Family Symposium. Keynote: Sally Reeves - Bicentennial of the arrival of refuges from St. Domingue. Greg Osborn - Labostrie Family
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Susan Tucker and others - New Orleans Cuisine: Fourteen Historic Dishes. Refreshments will follow.
Sunday, December 20, 2009, 4:00 p.m. at the Cabildo. Join the Louisiana Historical Society Players as they re-enact events leading to the Louisiana Purchase transfer ceremony in the Sala Capitular of the Historic Cabildo, Jackson Square. Reception follows.
Friday, January 8, 2010. 6:30 p.m. at the New Orleans Country Club. F�te the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans with the Louisiana Historical Society. George Dargo will speak on "The Battle of New Orleans in Louisiana History."
Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Toni Keiser, Registrar for the collections and exhibits department at the National WWII Museum, will speak on the museum and its artifacts. Refreshments will follow.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Daniel Hammer, Head of Reader Services for the Williams Research Center at The Historic New Orleans Collection, will speak on J. Hanno Deiler--professor, newspaper publisher, historian, belletrist, musician, and leader of the German-American community in New Orleans. Refreshments will follow.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 6 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Members Dinner - See how you fare on the Louisana Historical Society Quiz! Prizes, auction and refreshments!
Felton Suthon 8/15/2009
Programs 2008-2009
Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Meeting cancelled because of Hurricane Ike.
Tuesday, October 14 2008, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. James Gill, writer for the Times-Picayune, will tell of thirty years at the newspaper. Refreshments will follow.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Judge Ronald A. Fonseca will speak on the Digest of 1808. Refreshments will follow.
Wednesday to Saturday, November 19-22, 2008. The Louisiana Historical Society is cosponsoring An International Colloquium celebrating the Bi-Centennial of the Louisiana Civil Code 1808-2008. Members of the Louisiana Historical Society may register for the one-day historical sessions at a cost of $100 to be held on Thursday, November 20, 2008.
Sunday, December 21, 2008, 4:00 p.m. at the Cabildo. Annual Louisiana Purchase transfer ceremony in the Sala Capitular of the Historic Cabildo, Jackson Square. Reception follows.
Thursday, January 8, 2009. 6:30 p.m. at New Orleans Country Club.. Dinner on the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans. Captain William D. Reeves enlightens us on local merchants at the Battle.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Dot Benge and Bert Esteves - The Islenos in St. Bernard Parish.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Carolyn Long will entertain us with �Delphine Macarty Lalaurie: Mistress of the Haunted House.� Further information on the haunting of1140 Royal Street is available at http://www.hauntedamericatours.com/hauntedhouses/lalauriemansion/. Carolyn Long served as preservation specialist and conservator at the Smithsonian Institution�s Museum of American History.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 6 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Members Dinner.
Felton Suthon 3/31/2009
Programs 2007-2008
Tuesday, September 11, 2007, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Louisiana National Guard Major Jacques Walker will speak on the recent experiences of the Washington Artillery unit of the Louisiana National Guard in the Iraq war. Refreshments will follow.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Dr. Michael Sartiskey, Director of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, will speak on 17 years of Louisiana Cultural Vistas. Refreshments will follow.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Dr. Emily Clark, adjunct professor at Tulanel Universtiy, will speak on her new book on the New Orleans Ursulines community, Masterless Mistresses. Refreshments will follow.
Saturday and Sunday November 17-18, 2007. Bus Tour to Lafayette area.
Sunday, December 23, 2007, 4:00 p.m. at the Cabildo. Annual Louisiana Purchase transfer ceremony in the Sala Capitular of the Historic Cabildo, Jackson Square. Reception follows.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008. Dinner on the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Anthony Joseph Stanonis talks about Creating the Big Easy, his latest literary effort.
Tuesday, April 8, 2007, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Join us for a music presentation by Dr. Bruce Raeburn, "Music Flows Like Water: Alligators, Horses, Minstrels, Roustabouts, Bluesmen, and Jazz on the Mississippi River, 1843-1939." New York City native Bruce Raeburn is Curator of Tulane University�s vast William Ransom Hogan Archive of New Orleans Jazz.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 6 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Members Dinner.
Programs 2006-2007
Tuesday, September 12, 2006, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. H. J. Bosworth, Jr. is an experienced civil engineer who remained at his self-appointed post during the entire aftermath of Hurricane Katrina protecting his home and Carrollton neighborhood. His professional insights into New Orleans Geology and Topography and Hurricane Katrina will enlighten the membership at this first September meeting to defy cancellation in the last three years. Refreshments will follow.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Dr. Robb Mann will speak on the Indians mounds of Louisiana, particularly the Pre-history of Poverty Point. The Society is planning a bus tour to Poverty Point in November. Refreshments will follow.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Chance Harvey will speak on Lyle Saxon. Refreshments will follow.
Friday to Sunday, November 17-19, 2006. Bus tour to northeast Louisiana and Vicksburg.
Sunday, December 17, 2006, 4:00 p.m. at the Cabildo. Annual Louisiana Purchase transfer ceremony in the Sala Capitular of the Historic Cabildo, Jackson Square. Reception follows.
Monday, January 8, 2007. Annual Dinner on the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans. Galatoire�s Restaurant.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Judith Bonner will speak on the Impressionist Art of the Woodwards. Refreshments will follow.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. TBA
Tuesday, May 8, 2006, 6:00 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Annual Member-Guest Dinner and Auction of Louisiana Ephemera and Collectibles.
Programs 2005-2006
BECAUSE OF HURRICANE KATRINA, THE FALL 2005 PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. THEY WILL BE RESCHEDULED IN FUTURE. THE TRANSFER CEREMONY SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 18, 2005 IS STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS DINNER WILL BE HELD. THE SPRING 2006 SCHEDULE WILL PROCEED AS PLANNED.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Redemptorist Father Byron Miller will speak on �Father F. X. Seelos Meets General Benjamin �Beast� Butler.� Reception follows.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. The Historic New Orleans Collection�s art curator Judith Bonner will speak on the Art of William and Ellsworth Woodward. Reception follows.
Tuesday, November 8, 2005, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. LSU Professor Craig E. Colton will speak on An Unnatural Metropolis: Wresting New Orleans from Nature. Reception follows.
Friday to Sunday, November 18-20, 2005. Bus tour to Louisiana cotton country and Vicksburg.
Sunday, December 18, 2005, 4:00 p.m. at the Cabildo. Annual Louisiana Purchase transfer ceremony in the Sala Capitular of the Historic Cabildo, Jackson Square. Reception follows.
Sunday, January 8, 2006, 6:30 p.m. at the New Orleans Country Club. The Historic New Orleans Collection�s Exhibition Curator Jason Wiese will speak on the British at the Battle of New Orleans.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006, at 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Chance Harvey will speak on Lyle Saxon. Reception follows.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Alecia Long will speak on New Orleans, Babylon of the South. Reception follows.
Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at 6:00 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Annual Member-Guest Dinner and Auction of Louisiana Ephemera and Collectibles.
Programs 2004-2005
Tuesday, September 14, 2004, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Sand Marmillion. One of the proprietors of Laura Plantation will speak on "Br'er Rabbit, Comp�re Lapin, and Other Folk Tales Told in Louisiana" POSTPONED BECAUSE OF HURRICANE
Tuesday, October 12, 2004, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. William Foreman will speak on Christ Church Cathedral
Tuesday, November 9, 2004, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Professor John Joyce will speak on his recent research into Louis Armstrong, "The Other Early Armstrong Discography: Satchmo and the Blues Singers"
Saturday and Sunday, November 20-21, 2004. The annual bus tour to Opelousas and Grand Coteau.
Sunday, December 19, 2004. 4:00 p.m. The Annual Louisiana Purchase Transfer Ceremony
Saturday, January 8, 2005. The promoter of the El Camino Real historical trail, Robert Hicks, will speak on "Texas and Louisiana at the time of the Battle of New Orleans."
Tuesday, February 15, 2005, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Sand Marmillion. One of the proprietors of Laura Plantation will speak on "Br'er Rabbit, Comp�re Lapin, and Other Folk Tales Told in Louisiana"
Tuesday, March 8, 2005, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Historian, Preservationist, and Musician Jack Stewart will speak on his research into "The Origin of Jazz Funerals in Louisiana."
Tuesday, April 12, 2005, 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Ronald A. Labbe will speak on the slaughterhouse cases.
Tuesday, May 10, 2005. Member-Guest Dinner and Auction of Collectibles
Programs 2003-2004
Tuesday, September 9, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Professor Terrence Fitzmorris will speak on "The Irish in New Orleans." Reception following.
Saturday, October 11, 2003 at 9:00 a.m. at The Collection, 533 Royal Street. The Fourth Creole Family Symposium.
Tuesday, October 14, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Sister Dorothy Dawes O.P., will speak on "Great Religious Founders of New Orleans," based on a new book compiled by the Association of Religious Archivists of New Orleans. Reception following.
Tuesday, November 11, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Richard Campanella looking at what architecture tells us about Creoles and Americans, as he lectures on An Architectural Geography of the French Quarter.
Friday, November 14, 2003 at 5:30 p.m. 5801 St. Charles Avenue. Book Signing for the publication of the Louisiana Historical Society Historic Louisiana, authored by William D. Reeves.
Friday through Sunday, November 19-21. A grand Louisiana Historical Society tour to Nachitoches. Members only. Prepared by Tom and Kit Favrot.
Monday, November 8, 2003 at 7:15 p.m. Newcomb College Dance Building, next to Dixon Hall on the Newcomb campus. Quadrille lessons in preparation for the Louisiana Purchase Ball.
Saturday, December 20, 2003. Gala Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase Ball. In lieu of the annual Transfer Ceremony. The Ball will be held at the U.S. Mint from 8:00 p.m. until. Sponsored jointly by the Bunch Club and the Louisiana Historical Society.
Thursday, January 8, 2003. Annual Dinner commemorating the Battle of New Orleans.
Tuesday, March 9, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Kevin Fontenot of Tulane University will speak on "The Glory of Louisiana Music."
Tuesday, April 13, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Raconteur and Comedian Lawrence Beron on "Louisiana Political Quotes."
Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at 5:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Members-only dinner, raffle and lecture, no charge and no guests. Followed by "The Burning of Lake St. Joseph" by Tyler Community College of Texas historian Jeffrey Alan Owens.
Programs 2002-2003
Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Architect Creed Brierre, "Twentieth Century Architectural Treasures of New Orleans."
Friday and Saturday, October 4-5, 2002. The Historic New Orleans Collection. The Third Creole Family Symposium sponsored by The Louisiana Historical Society. Reservations required.
Tuesday, October 8, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Writer Betsy Mullener will discuss her new book on New Orleans during World War II.
Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Political consultant to the United States Embassy in Paris Thomas Williams will speak on the French Enlightenment writer M. Chasseboeuf de Volney and his impact on Jefferson, Napoleon and the Louisiana Purchase.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 15-17, 2002. Tour to Natchez to study the life of the nabobs before and after the Civil War. By reservation. Louisiana Historical Society members only.
Sunday, December 15, 2002, 4:00 p.m. Annual Celebration of the Transfer of Louisiana held in the Sala Capitular of the New Orleans Cabildo.
Wednesday, January 8, 2003. Annual Battle of New Orleans Banquet. The Historic New Orleans Collection recently acquired William C. Cook's collection of material relating the War of 1812. He will speak on "Great Britain's Gulf Coast Strategy During the War of 1812." Reservation only.
Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Archivist Wayne Everard, "Digging up Roots in the Mud Records: Courts of New Orleans and other Treasures of the New Orleans Public Library."
Tuesday, April 8, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Collector Danny Sullivan will speak on the life and work of Clementine Hunter.
Tuesday, May 13, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Historian Shane K. Bernard will speak on his new book The Cajuns: Americanization of a People.
Programs 2000-2001
Tuesday, September 12, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. William Detweiler, past National Commander of the American Legion. "New Orleans's Participation in World War II."
Tuesday, October 10, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Vice President Maunsel White of the Louisiana Historical Society. "Railroading in New Orleans."
Tuesday, November 14, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Ms Sally Main, Curator of Newcomb Art Gallery. "New Views of Newcomb Pottery."
Saturday and Sunday, November 18-19, 2000. Tour to Plantations upriver and Bayou Lafourche. By reservation.
Sunday, December 17, 2000, 4:00 p.m. Annual Celebration of the Transfer of Louisiana held in the Sala Capitular of the New Orleans Cabildo.
Monday, January 8, 2001. Jack Davis, author and historian, will speak on new findings concerning Jean Laffite. Annual Banquet. Reservation only.
Tuesday, March 13, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Captain "Doc" Clarke Hawley will lecture on steamboats on the Mississippi River.
Tuesday, April 10, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Bobby Freyou, Public Lands Records Manager, will speak on the development of the State Land Office.
Tuesday, May 8, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Howard Hunter, teacher at Metaire Park Country Day School, will speak on "The Immigrant Community in New Orleans during the Civil War."
Programs 1999-2000
Tuesday, September 14, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Carolyn Kolb. "Jefferson Parish: The Third Route"
Tuesday, October 12, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Martha Ann Samuel. "Confessions of a Louisiana Art Collector"
Friday and Saturday, October 22-23, 1999. Second Annual Creole Family Symposium. Jones Hall, Tulane University. Sponsored in association with Special Collections, Tulane University.
Tuesday, November 9, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Dr. Gustav Colon. "Dr. Rudolf Matas"
Saturday and Sunday, November 13-14, 1999. Tour to Franklin, Louisiana. By reservation.
Sunday, December 19, 1999, 4:00 p.m. Annual Celebration of the Transfer of Louisiana held in the Sala Capitular of the New Orleans Cabildo.
Saturday, January 8, 2000. George Schmidt. "Scenes of the Battle of New Orleans and Their Meaning" Annual Banquet at the New Orleans Country Club. Reservation only.
Tuesday, March 14, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Mr. Pedro Perez. A History of the Panama Canal with special reference to Louisiana's connection.
Tuesday, April 11, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Adrienne Berney, Ph. D. "The Reform of Midwifery in Early Twentieth Century Rural Louisiana"
Tuesday, May 9, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Jack Stewart, Ph. D. "Jack Laine: Life of a New Orleans Jazzman"
Programs 1998-1999
Tuesday, September 8, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Florence Jumonville, head of Special Collections, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans. "The Early Collectors of Louisiana Books, from A. L. Boimare to Edward A. Parsons and Edward L. Tinker."
Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Irwin Lachoff and Lester Sullivan, Archivists, Xavier University. "Jewish History in New Orleans and The Guide to Archival Holdings on New Orleans Jews."
Friday and Saturday, October 23-24, 1998. The First Annual Creole Family Symposium.
Tuesday, November 10, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Dr. Raphael Cassimere, Professor of History at the University of New Orleans. "Afro-Americans in New Orleans before the Civil War."
Sunday, December 20, 1998 at 4:00 p.m. at the Sala Capitular, Cabildo on Jackson Square. Judge Morris Arnold of Little Rock, Arkansas, author of Colonial Arkansas, will speak on Arkansas at the time of the transfer.
Friday, January 8, 1999 at 6:30 p.m. at the New Orleans Country Club. The Annual Banquet of the Louisiana Historical Society in commemoration of the American victory at the Battle of New Orleans. The speaker will be Mary Lou Christovich, Chairman of the Board of The Historic New Orleans Collection, and author of the series of volumes on New Orleans Architecture.
Tuesday, March 9, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Charles Gray, Executive Director of the Hancock County Historical Society. "A New History of Bay St. Louis" in commemoration of the 300th year of its first settlement.
Tuesday, April 13, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Sally K. Reeves, Archivist, New Orleans Notarial Archives. "Nouveau Jardinier de la Louisane re-emerges as The New Louisiana Gardener."
Tuesday, May 11, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St. Charles Avenue. Jerry E. Strahan will speak on his popular book Managing Ignatius, the story of the Lucky Dog Company.
Past Lectures 1997-1998
Tuesday, September 9, 1997. 7:30 p.m. 5401 S. Claiborne Avenue. Robbie Cangelosi will speak on "The history of the Architecture of Uptown New Orleans" based on the latest volume of the New Orleans Architecture series. Mr. Cangelosi is principle of Koch & Wilson, Architects. Reception follows.
Tuesday, October 14, 1997. 7:30 p.m. 5401 S. Claiborne Avenue. William A. Fagaly of the New Orleans Museum of Art will present an illustrated lecture on a "vernacular spectacular," The Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans and their culture. Reception follows.
Tuesday, November 11, 1997. 7:30 p.m. 5401 S. Claiborne Avenue. "The History of Trinity Episcopal Church in New Orleans." Attorney Thomas Tucker will speak on his forthcoming history of Trinity Church, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Reception follows.
Sunday, December 21, 1997. 4:00 p.m. The Cabildo, Jackson Square. Professor Theodore Crackel, Ph. D., is Director and Editor of the Papers of the War Department 1784-1800. He will speak on the life of General James Wilkinson.
Thursday, January 8, 1998. Jean Laffite has told us what an important role he played at the Battle of New Orleans. New evidence gives new credibility to his Journal. Come listen to a talk on Jean Laffite's role in the Battle of New Orleans by Dale Olson, president of the Laffite Society of Galveston.
Tuesday, March 10, 1998. 7:30 p.m. 5401 S. Claiborne Avenue. Dr. George Castille of Coastal Environments, Inc. will speak on the history of the lumber industry in Louisiana. Reception follows.
Tuesday, April 14, 1998. 7:30 p.m. 5401 S. Claiborne Avenue. Genevieve Munson Trimble, "Renaissance of a Garden." The founding, decline and rebirth of the New Orleans City Park Botanical Gardens. Reception follows.
Tuesday, May 12, 1998. 7:30 p.m. 5401 S. Claiborne Avenue. Professor Vernon Palmer of the Tulane School of Law will discuss the Black Code in a comparative context through the 18th century. Reception follows.
Felton Suthon 3/31/2009