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Port Allen, Louisiana, was home to a German POW camp | Curious Louisiana | nola.com
German POWs were imprisoned in Port Allen during WWII at Sub-Camp No. 7, where they learned to chop sugarcane and formed relationships.
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Louisiana sent two frogs to NASA in 1970 for a space mission | Curious Louisiana | nola.com
Louisiana Frog Co. in Rayne sent two bullfrogs to NASA in 1970 for a space mission called the Orbiting Frog Otolith, or the OTO experiment.
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The legend of the Mary Jane Bridge in Broussard, Louisiana | Curious Louisiana | nola.com
The legend of the Mary Jane Bridge in Broussard, Louisiana, where Parish Road 140 becomes Bayou Tortue Road.
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Did the Choctaw people fight alongside Andrew Jackson? | Curious Louisiana | nola.com
A reader recently submitted a question that, on the surface, seems simple enough. They wondered, “Did the Choctaw tribe fight alongside Gen. Andrew Jackson in...
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LSU has never awarded Lyle Saxon with an honorary degree | Curious Louisiana | nola.com
Author Lyle Saxon had to leave LSU in his senior year because his mother became ill. He was never awarded an honorary degree from the university in Baton Rouge.
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Did the royal Windsors bow to Mardi Gras royalty in 1950? | Curious Louisiana | nola.com
In 1950, the royal Windsors came to Mardi Gras. Did they bow to Rex and Comus royalty?
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WWI Monuments on Canal Street in New Orleans | Curious Louisiana | nola.com
Explore the history and fate of the WWI monuments on Canal Street in New Orleans and learn about the creation of the 9th Ward Victory Arch as a lasting tribute...
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A hyphenated name was considered for Baton Rouge's bridge | Curious Louisiana | nola.com
Did the state legislature originally consider a hyphenated name for Baton Rouge's 'New Bridge.'
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Two Civil War battles fought at Lafayette's Pinhook Bridge | Curious Louisiana | nola.com
Was the quiet intersection at Pinhook and La Rue France really the site of two Civil War battles?
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