Allard Plantation

Historical marker location:

New Orleans, Louisiana

( Marker is at the intersection of City Park Avenue and North Carrollton Avenue, on the right when traveling west on City Park Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1968

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.