1682. April 9: French explorer Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, and a small party arrive at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
1806 – New Orleans Mechanics Society instituted. 1810 – Population: 17,242. 1811 – Largest slave revolt in American history occurs nearby, with Orleans Parish ...
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City Timeline · 1718 New Orleans founded by Bienville · 1754–1763 French and Indian War – war between France and England over territory in the New World. · 1762 ...