Historical Marker
St. Peter Guest House
Historical marker location:
1005 St. Peter Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
( Marker is at the intersection of St. Peter Street and Burgundy Street, on the right when traveling north on St. Peter 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.