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Fort Jesup

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The Parts of the Louisiana Purchase

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Shreveport; and the Shroud of Turin

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Shreveport’s Easter Connection

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Murder of the Other’s Ancestor

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Unknown Local History

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The Colfax Massacre

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Jean Lafitte

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Just the Start of a Military Career

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The D-Day Invasion

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A Ride on a Higgins Boat

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The Power of Prayer in Battle

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Christmas 1814 – New Orleans

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Mobilizing the Defense of New Orleans

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 Keeping American Independence

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Cemeteries in the Movies

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/03Jun16-New-Orleans-Cemetery-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)People often enjoy a chance to tour the sets of famous movies.  Some of those backdrops are public places easily…

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Putting the ‘Fun’ in Funerals

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New Orleans’ ‘Unusual’ Cemeteries

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/01Jun16-New-Orleans-Cemetery-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)In New Orleans you’ll find what many consider an unusual way to bury the dead.  It involves moving bodies over…

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When Caskets Floated

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