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An Unlikely Army of Militia and Pirates Shocked the World by Defeating the British Army at the Battle of New Orleans
On the morning of January 8, 10,000 British troops attacked Chalmette, just outside of New Orleans. In 30 minutes, they were shot into oblivion by Jackson’s ragtag army. The British suffered ...
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Remembering the Thibodaux massacre, a bloody chapter in U.S. labor history
After the cutters went on strike in 1887, the state militia and white vigilantes retaliated by killing about 60 suspected ...
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As New Orleans recovers from terror attack, locals ask how warning signs were missed
Laura Barron-Lopez (voice-over): Strains of music once again drifted through New Orleans French Quarter while bouncers checked IDs and patted people down. But even as people returned to bustling ...
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Fugitive dog recaptured in New Orleans after gaining national fame for escapades
Scrim, a fugitive New Orleans rescue dog who gained fame evading a city-wide effort search for months, is held by Michelle Cheramie, who led efforts leading to his capture on Tuesday, Feb. 11 ...
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Federal appeals court says ban on 18-year-olds buying handguns is unconstitutional
citing in part the history of firearm use in its connection with militia service. A three-judge panel on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans — which has been behind some of the ...