Walker House

Historical marker location:

2610 Fairfield Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana

( Marker is on Fairfield Avenue south of Robinson Place, on the right when traveling south.)

Historic Site. Shreveport.

architecture houses residential buildings

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.