Historical Marker
D7-K Bulldozer
Historical marker location:
4209 Chenault Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana
( Marker can be reached from Chenault Boulevard near North Claiborne Avenue (State Highway 39).)
United States. 1990.
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.