Transcriber's Notes:

The use of chapter, section, and page headers in this book was inconsistent. There are two chapters titled "Public Buildings" (starting P. 86 and P. 127). The chapters "Public Squares" (P. 181) and "Excursions" (P. 199) switched from a titled paragraph format used in the rest of the book to small cap beginnings for paragraphs (retained).

In some cases, there were changes in topics with no corresponding change in section headings. To mark these topic changes, the transcriber placed additional thought breaks, not present in the original, at the following locations: P. 137 (Hotels); P. 144 (Works, Armories, Fire Department); P. 157 (Exchanges); and P. 169 (Galleries).

The abbreviation "do" (used primarily in the index and routing tables) means "ditto."

The Table of Contents at the beginning has been added by the transcriber; it was not present in the original.

Remaining transcriber's notes are at the end of the text.

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[Preface]v
[A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE DISCOVERY AND TERRITORIAL HISTORY OF LOUISIANA]7
[THE STATE OF LOUISIANA]28
[NEW ORLEANS]58
[PUBLIC BUILDINGS]86
[CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS]110
[HOSPITALS]117
[PUBLIC BUILDINGS]127
[MANUFACTURES]150
[AMUSEMENTS]176
[THE PUBLIC SQUARES]181
[THE OLDEN TIME]184
[EXCURSIONS]191
[TRAVELLING ROUTES]201
[GENERAL INDEX]207
[ADVERTISEMENTS.]225