Historical Marker
The 747
Historical marker location:
741-747 Magazine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
( Marker is on Magazine Street, on the right when traveling south.)
741-747 Magazine Street <br> 1867 - 2004.
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.