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The French tricolor rises over New Orleans. Three weeks later, the American flag takes its place. The last French governor has a weird, impactful year in New Orleans. READ MORE:
"The Passion of the Prefect: Pierre Clément De Laussat, 1803 New Orleans, and the Bonapartist Louisiana That Never Was" by Eberhard L. Faber
A Wilderness So Immense: The Louisiana Purchase and the Destiny of America by Jon Kukla
The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell
The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette
https://64parishes.org/entry/pierre-clment-de-laussat
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French Quarter Bourbon walk.wav by volivieri -- https://freesound.org/s/110012/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
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