M19A1 "Duster"

Historical marker location:

4209 Chenault Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana

( Marker is on Chenault Boulevard south of North Claiborne Avenue (State Highway 39), on the left when traveling south.)

United States. 1948-1952.

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.