Noel Methodist Church

Historical marker location:

520 Herndon Street, Shreveport, Louisiana

( Marker is on Herndon Street east of Stephens Avenue, on the left when traveling east.)

Historic Site. Shreveport.

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.