“So this lady is known by many, locally, as the person that introduced coffee to New Orleans,” said Jones. Rose Nicaud was born into slavery in 1812. She was sold six times before she bought ...

In the early 1700s, hundreds of Germans and Swiss farmers were lured to New Orleans in hopes of finding an agricultural paradise. Upon arrival ... with the abolition of slavery, but not before ...

(CNN) -- When Hurricane Katrina walloped New Orleans in late August 2005 ... What makes this group's arrival notable, he said, is that before the storm, the city had difficulty drawing or keeping ...