Alexandria Library

Historical marker location:

503 Washington Street, Alexandria, Louisiana

( Marker is at the intersection of Washington Street and 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Street.)

Marker installed: 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.