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1976 | The Manchac Bridge Collapses
Miraculously only one dead, two injured after a barge lost control and hit the US Highway 51 bridge over Manchac Pass.
1910 | The Great Lake Charles Fire
One a lazy Saturday afternoon in April 1910, a small fire broke out behind the old opera house in Lake Charles. Fueled by high winds and old wooden…
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2021 | Louisiana's Missing Moon Rock
The Apollo 17 Goodwill Moon Rock donated to Louisiana by President Richard Nixon, went missing. Years later, a man in Florida found the rock in a box of…
1837 | The Chess Master Who Went Mad
New Orleans' Paul Morphy is named World Chess Champion and praised as one of the greatest players ever. In this Louisiana History Minute, we explore his…
1931 | Explorer Richard Bryd's Husky Killed in Monroe
Unalaska hit by car when crossing road, monument stolen
1841 | The International Border Marker
Granite marker between Louisiana and the Republic of Texas still stands
1954 | A Bank Robbery in Maurice Turns Bloody
Louisiana Bank Heist Ends in Car Chase, Shootout and Two Deaths
1870 | The 9-Mile Covered Road
Shed Road opened Shreveport to Economic Growth
1930 | Earthquake Rocks Louisiana
4.2 Quake Shatters Glass, Throws Grown Men from their Beds
1947 | The Great Bubble Gum Scare
Bubble Gum Sales Banned in Louisiana
1913 | The Hot Springs that Dried Up
Hot Wells, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
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