Morrisonville

Historical marker location:

Plaquemine, Louisiana

( Marker is on Warren Road (State Highway 988) 1 mile south of South River Road, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2004

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.