Historical Marker
Hosston Methodist Church
Historical marker location:
15615 US-71, Hosston, Louisiana
( Marker is on U.S. 71, ΒΌ mile south of State Route 2, on the right when traveling north.)
Historic Sie.
Louisiana was a slave state before the American Civil War, and the state played a significant role in the Civil War. The Battle of Port Hudson, which took place in Louisiana in 1863, was the longest siege in American history.