Hurricane Rita

Historical marker location:

119 Smith Circle, Cameron, Louisiana

( Marker is on Smith Circle (Parish Road 3152) north of Marshall Street (State Highway 27/82), on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2006

September 23-24, 2005.

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.