Thomas Poree House

Historical marker location:

842 Royal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

( Marker is at the intersection of Royal Street and Dumaine Street on Royal Street.)

Marker installed: 1995

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Louisiana was originally a French colony, named after King Louis XIV of France. The area was first explored by the French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, in 1682.