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Barrett did not know how to fly the plane but managed to crash land it in a field and survived with an injury to his eye socket. Keeley did not survive the incident, either succumbing to the stroke or in the crash. After this incident, it became policy to always have two pilots aboard state aircraft. [78]
The 1940 Louisiana legislature changed the method of execution, making execution by electrocution effective from June 1, 1941. Louisiana's electric chair did not have a permanent home at first, and was taken from parish to parish to perform the executions. The electrocution would usually be carried out in the courthouse or jail of the parish ...
The Louisiana Purchase (French: Vente de la Louisiane, lit. 'Sale of Louisiana') was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. This consisted of most of the land in the Mississippi River's drainage basin west of the river. [ 1 ]
The title refers to the State of Louisiana offering to drop the deceased leader Huey Long's controversial Share Our Wealth program, and fully support President Franklin Roosevelt and his New Deal. In return, FDR promised federal dollars for public works in Louisiana, a deal cynically referred to by many as the second Louisiana Purchase. [2]
Claiborne supervised the transfer of Louisiana from French to U.S. control after the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, governing the "Territory of Orleans" from 1804 to 1812, the year in which Louisiana became a state. He won the first election for Louisiana's state Governor and served through 1816, for a total of thirteen years as Louisiana's ...
Three people were killed in a helicopter crash in southwest Louisiana Friday night, according to officials. The Robinson R44 crashed on a rural street in Iowa, Louisiana around 9 p.m. local time ...
A high school cheerleader described as a “ray of sunshine” was killed in a New Year’s car crash, her family said. Blakeleigh Weems, 17, was a senior at Walker High School in Louisiana.
The Dunbar and Hunter Expedition, also known as the Grand Expedition, [1] was an expedition led by William Dunbar and Dr. George Hunter with the purpose of exploring the lower portion of the Louisiana Purchase. The expedition was given the orders by U.S. President Thomas Jefferson to explore parts of Mississippi and Missouri.