Louisiana Timeline

By ParisQueen1324

  • Louisiana Claimed for France

    Louisiana Claimed for France
    René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur da la Salla, claims land and names it for King Louis XIV

  • New Orleans Founded

    New Orleans Founded
    Named for Philippe, duc d'Orléans

  • Revolutionary War Begins

    Revolutionary War Begins
    13 Colonies declare independence from England

  • Louisiana Treaty is signed

    Louisiana Treaty is signed

  • Louisiana Becomes a State

    Louisiana Becomes a State

  • First Official Mardi Gras Celebration

    First Official Mardi Gras Celebration

  • U.S. Civil War Begins

    U.S. Civil War Begins

  • Louisiana Secedes from the Union

    Louisiana Secedes from the Union

  • First Successful Flight

    First Successful Flight
    At Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, by the Wright Brothers

  • American T.V. Broadcasting Begins

    American T.V. Broadcasting Begins

  • Desegregation Begins

    Desegregation Begins
    Ruby Bridges and five other six year olds are the first black children to attend all-white elementary schools in New Orleans

  • First Man Walks on the Moon

    First Man Walks on the Moon

  • Fisherman Finds Rare White Alligator

    Fisherman Finds Rare White Alligator

  • Terrorist Attacks

    Terrorist attack in NYC and Washington D.C.

  • Hurricane Katrina Strikes

    Hurricane Katrina Strikes

  • "Deepwater Horizon" Oil Spill

    "Deepwater Horizon" Oil Spill