Cannes Brûlées

Historical marker location:

Kenner, Louisiana

( Marker is at the intersection of Reverend Richard Wilson Drive (State Highway 48) and Williams Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Reverend Richard Wilson Drive.)

(Burnt Canes).

Louisiana was originally a French colony, named after King Louis XIV of France. The area was first explored by the French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, in 1682.