Historical Marker
Audubon Room
Historical marker location:
402 Dauphine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
( Marker is at the intersection of Dauphine Street and Conti Street on Dauphine Street.)
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.