The last engagements during the War of 1812 occur in Louisiana between December 14, 1814 and January 18, 1815 in what is known as the Battle of New Orleans. Major General Andrew Jackson prevents the larger British force from seizing New Orleans and the land from the Louisiana Purchase.

Built at the corner of Bourbon and St. Philip in 1770, Lafitte’ s Blacksmith Shop is one of the oldest surviving structures in New Orleans. Privateer Jean Lafitte purportedly owned a business there in the early 19th century.

Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville of the Mississippi Company founds La Nouvelle- Orléans.

Pierre Maspero immigrates from Milan and opens the Slave Exchange. It was the best known slave auction mart in the city and a meeting place for prominent businessmen.

Pietro Gualdi designs the Italian Mutual Benevolent Society’ s tomb in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1

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New Orleans is an important port city, and many countries, including the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, establish consular offices here.

The Treaty of Fountainebleau cedes Louisiana to Spain at the end of the French and Indian War. Spain controls Louisiana until 1803.

St. Louis No. 1, the oldest existent cemetery in New Orleans, is established. It was initially divided into three sections: Catholics, non-Catholics, and Negroes. The cemetery is home to many famous families and burials still occur today.

The Louisiana Purchase: The United States acquires the Louisiana territory from France for 50 million francs and a cancellation of debts worth 18 million francs. The Louisiana territory includes land from 15 current U. S. states and two Canadian provinces.

Between 1880 and 1920, about 100,000 Sicilians immigrate to New Orleans, the majority from Palermo and other surrounding towns on the western half of the island.