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The hospital was created by the Louisiana Legislature in 1847 and commenced operations in 1848. The hospital was originally known as the "State Insane Asylum." The location was chosen because Jackson is situated in an upland well-drained location that is relatively free of disease-bearing mosquitos, which plagued asylums in New Orleans.
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John McDonogh (December 29, 1779 – October 26, 1850) was an American entrepreneur whose adult life was spent in south Louisiana and later in Baltimore. He made a fortune in real estate and shipping, and as a slave owner, he supported the American Colonization Society, which organized transportation for freed people of color to Liberia.
For the new year of 1910, Algeria Benton entered the Touro-Shakespeare Asylum in New Orleans, penniless and almost blind. The Touro-Shakespeare Asylum was built with funds left for that purpose by southern philanthropist Juha P. Touro, and was located on present-day Daneel Street, between Joseph Street and Nashville Avenue.
The U.N.'s migration and refugee agencies expressed concern over Biden administration plans for new asylum restrictions in the United States and said the right to asylum is fundamental. President ...
President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a halt to asylum processing at the U.S. border with Mexico when illegal entries reach a threshold deemed excessive. The measure takes effect immediately ...
Susan Hutson is an American lawyer who has been the sheriff of New Orleans, Louisiana, since May 2, 2022.A Democrat, Hutson is the first woman to hold the office. [1] Before becoming sheriff, she worked in criminal justice reform and police oversight.