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With 1,264 miles of shoreline, Toledo Bend Reservoir near Hornbeck (pop. 435) is the largest man-made body of water in the South, and great for bass fishing.

first appeared: 4/13/2003

Lewis clothing store in Ruston (pop. 20,546) has outfitted residents since 1884.

first appeared: 4/6/2003

Arpadhon, near Albany (pop. 865), was the nation’s largest rural Hungarian settlement in the late 1800s. Some ethnic businesses and the Hungarian Presbyterian Church survive.

first appeared: 3/30/2003

During the 1929 streetcar strike in New Orleans, Benny and Clovis Martin filled French bread with gravy, roast beef, and toppings and sold the sandwich for a nickel to the striking poor boys. Po’ boys, often filled with seafood, remain a local favorite.

first appeared: 3/23/2003

The 1727 Ursuline Academy in New Orleans is the country’s oldest girls’ school.

first appeared: 3/16/2003

The state’s first oil was discovered in 1901 in a rice field near Jennings (pop. 10,986).

first appeared: 3/9/2003

Studebakers, schoolbooks, and caskets have been sold at Kaffie Frederick Hardware store in Natchitoches (pop. 17,865) since 1863.

first appeared: 3/2/2003

Gonzales (pop. 8,156) is the self-proclaimed “Jambalaya Capital of the World” and celebrates the spicy Creole stew of meat and rice with an annual cook-off and festival.

first appeared: 2/23/2003

Established in 1927, the Shreveport-Bossier Choral Ensemble is said to be the state’s oldest continuing community choir and one of the nation’s first women’s choral groups.

first appeared: 2/16/2003

In 1804, William Charles Cole Claiborne became governor of the Territory of Orleans—present-day Louisiana. In 1812, he was elected Louisiana’s first governor.

first appeared: 2/9/2003

The official state freshwater fish is the white perch. Of course, in Louisiana it also has a French name—sac-au-lait.

first appeared: 2/2/2003

Broadcaster Bryant Gumbel was born in 1948 in New Orleans. He worked for NBC for nearly 25 years, and joined CBS’ Early Show in 1997.

first appeared: 1/26/2003

The Sugar Bowl, now part of the Bowl Championship Series, which annually determines college football’s national champions, was first played in New Orleans in 1935. Tulane University beat Temple 20-14.

first appeared: 1/19/2003

The Tunica-Biloxi Indian Museum in Marksville (pop. 5,537), also the tribe’s reservation site, features the paintings, legends, and other treasures of one of the most culturally intact American tribes in existence.

first appeared: 1/12/2003

Louisiana is known for its heat, but the thermometer does plummet sometimes. The state’s record low temperature of 16 degrees below zero was recorded Feb. 13, 1899, in Minden (pop. 13,027).

first appeared: 1/5/2003

The hottest temperature ever to annoy Louisiana residents was 114 degrees on Aug. 10, 1936, in Plain Dealing (pop. 1,071).

first appeared: 12/29/2002

Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo, established in 1928, is the oldest fishing tournament in the country. The event is held each July in Grand Isle (pop. 1,541), often referred to as a sportsman’s paradise due to its mild climate, clear weather, and—of course—excellent fishing.

first appeared: 12/22/2002

Playwright Lillian Hellman was born in New Orleans in 1905. Her 1939 play, Little Foxes, earned her a 1941 Oscar nomination.

first appeared: 12/15/2002

The small operation of the Heywood Brothers Co. drilled the state’s first oil well in Acadia Parish in August 1901.

first appeared: 12/8/2002

The magnolia blossom was designated Louisiana’s state flower in 1900 because of the abundance of magnolias in the state.

first appeared: 12/1/2002

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