Question: what historical events happened in louisiana?
Answer: New Orleans' first Mardi Gras – 1699., Its founding – 1718., Spanish takeover – 1763., The Great Fire of New Orleans – 1788., The Haitian Revolution of 1791–1804., The Louisiana Purchase – 1803., Louisiana becomes a state – 1812., Yellow Fever Epidemic – ca. 1817–1905.