Important People of Louisiana
Name of Person / Contribution of Louisiana / Important FactDon Andre’ Almonester / Responsible for the architecture in New Orleans. Built the St’ Louis Cathedral, Presbetyre, and the Cabildo / One of the wealthiest men in New Orleans during his time. Buried under the St. Louis Cathedral
Louis Armstrong / Known as the “Father of Jazz”
Made New Orleans the birthplace of Jazz Music / Arrested as a teen for firing a gun in the air. Went to juvenile detention center where he learned to play trumpet
Charles PhillipeAubry / The last French Governor before the transfer to Spain / Found out about Treaty of Fountainbleu after the governor died.
Napoleon Bonaparte / Sold the Louisiana Territory to be known as Louisiana Purchase / First Emperor of France
Etienne de Bore’ / Formulated the process of granulated sugar
First mayor of New Orleans / Donated his estate to the city of New Orleans. It is where the Audubon Zoo is located today
Benjamin Butler / Commander in New Orleans for the Union forces while New Orleans was under martial law during the Civil War / Known as “Beast Butler”
Donated to the needy – he chose who would get the funds
Antoine Cadillac / First Governor ever of the French colony of Louisiana / Saw the need of a cash crop suggested tobacco and indigo
Francois Louis HectorBaron de Carondelet / Loosened Spanish Trade Laws, established street lights, police station, and fire station / Spanish governor
Robert Cavelier (LaSalle) / Claime the Louisiana Territory as Louisiana for King Louis XIV / First European explorer to travel the whole Mississippi River
William C. C. Claiborne / Claiborne did not want local militia to participate in the Battle of New Orleans, Jackson told him if he not allow it then Jackson himself would burn New Orleans. / First governor of the State of Louisiana
Did not like Jean Lafitte. Put out a reward of $500 for Lafitte. Lafitte put out a $5000 reward for the governor
Antoine Crozat / The first proprietor of Louisiana. He thought he would get rich by finding gold and silver in Louisiana / Loaned the King of France money. His reward was Louisiana
Jean-Jacques Blaise D’Abbadie / The last acting French governor of Louisiana. He kept the Treaty of Fountainbleu a secret. / He died in office from a stroke
David Farragut / Union Navy Commander. Captured the ports on the Lower Mississippi River, including New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Vicksburg. / First American to make the rank of “Admiral” in the United States Navy
Bernardo Galvez / Captured British forts of Manchac, Baton Rouge, Natchez, Mobile, and Pensacola to keep them from getting to New Orleans / Promoted to Governor --- responsible for The French giving the Spanish Louisiana
Andrew Jackson / American Commander at the Battle of New Orleans on January 15, 1815. Great victory for keeping the British out of New Orleans and controlling the Mississippi River / Became our 7th President of the United States
Responsible for the Native American Removal Act
Thomas Jefferson / Purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for
$15 million / 3rd President of the United States
Jean Lafite / The pirate who helped the Americans in the Battle of New Orleans / For his aid he was pardoned from all crimes, men released, and received his ships
John Law / 2nd proprietor of Louisiana
Allowed German settlers to move into Louisiana / Lured people under false advertisements, could not pay back investors, Mississippi Bubble, fled France for his life.
Jean BaptisteLeMoyne (SieurBienville) / 4 time governor of Louisiana. Called the Father of Louisiana / Founded New Orleans, Kept the British out of the Mississippi River at English Turn, Drew plans for New Orleans
Pierre LeMoyne (Sieurd’Iberville) / Sent by the King to find LaSalle’s Louisiana and colonize it. Set up Fort Louis at Biloxi / Explored much of Louisiana French Naval Officer called back for war, died in Havana of Yellow Fever
Earl K. Long / Tried to end segregation in Louisiana, set up public hospitals / Governor who had eccentric behaviors, sent to a mental hospital where he escaped
Huey P. Long / Paved 116,000 miles of roads in Louisiana, provided textbooks for all students, developed Share Our Wealth Program / Assassinated while governor in the new state capitol building. Wanted to be President of the United States
Esteban Rodriguez Miro / Spanish governor many colonists from America were moving into LA. He made them take the Spanish oath, but could practice their religion privately / Monroe, LA was first named Fort Miro in his honor
Had the first fire in New Orleans, destroyed 900 homes, Louisiana prospered under him
Alejandro O’Reilly / Spanish military leader to control the colonists after the Ulloa rebellion. Executed or imprisoned the rebels / Known as Bloody O’Reilly
Henry Shreve / First person to bring supplies to New Orleans by steamboat. He was bringing them to Andrew Jackson / Invented the Snag boat to remove logs from rivers. Opened Red River
Luis St. Denis / Commander at Fort Jean Baptiste Named for Bienville
Traded illegally with Spanish / Came to Louisiana because of frontier skills, French background, married Spanish commandant grand- daughter in order to trade with them
Henri Tonti / LaSalle’s companion who explored Mississippi River and left in order to alert other French men of LaSalle’s claim / Commander at Fort Mobile, known as iron hand because he lost his hand in battle,
Antonio Ulloa / Did not take control of the colony because he did not bring soldiers with him, tried to peacefully convert to Spanish colony. The French rebelled he fled Louisiana in the middle of the night / First Spanish governor of Louisiana
Luis Unzaga / Overlooked the Spanish trade laws, allowed smuggling, and allowed British merchants to set up in New Orleans. He placed French people into the Spanish government of Louisiana / Officially the 2nd Spanish governor of Louisiana
General James Wilkinson / Working for the Spanish government as well as the United States. Wanted to overthrow the Spanish Government and make the Louisiana Territory his own country. Denied he was in a conspiracy and turned in his partner (Aaron Burr) / Governor of Louisiana Territory –St Louis was the capital