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- The majority of Italian immigrants in New Orleans were from Sicily and started to arrive in large numbers in the 1880s to escape a homeland that had fallen into a corrupt, dangerous, and unlawful state. They arrived in a city where previous Italian immigrants had established a decent-sized community, dating back to the French era.
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Striking Out on Their Own: Italian Settlement in Louisiana Most of Louisiana's first-generation Italians were farmers who came from poor regions in southern Italy and Sicily in the late 19 th and early 20 th century, and they were looking for success.
- A Stranger at The Door
The Saint Joseph Altar Tradition of South Louisiana....
- Italian Traditions in Independence, Louisiana
The religious and secular traditions and rituals served to...
- St. Expedito's Role in South Louisiana Catholicism, in New Orleans and in The Italian-American Community Near Independence, Louisiana
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Choctaw Heritage of Louisiana and Mississippi. By Deborah...
- Guy Serio
Guy Serio: "They Had a Rough Go": Italians in the Delta. By...
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- The Flood of 1927 and The Great Depression
Narrative history of the 1927 Flood and Great Depression in...
- African American River Baptism
In the Louisiana Delta region, lying between the Ouachita...
- Jewish Folklore in Northeastern Louisiana
There is plenty of Louisiana Jewish folklore and oral...
- The Rolling Store
Today, Carl Girlinghouse, eighty-four and a widower now,...
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Italians have a rich history in New Orleans. The majority of Italian immigrants in New Orleans were from Sicily and started to arrive in large numbers in the 1880s to escape a homeland that had fallen into a corrupt, dangerous, and unlawful state.
History. Economics in Louisiana and Sicily combined to bring about what became known as the great migration of thousands of Sicilians. The end of the Civil War allowed the freed men the choice to stay or to go, many chose to leave for higher paying jobs, which in turn led to a perceived scarcity of labor resources for the planters.
During the mid-1880s, the Louisiana Sugar Planters Association distributed information throughout Sicily and southern Italy. It sent agents to encourage the Italians to immigrate and established an office in New Orleans, which would provide aid on arrival.
Sep 16, 2016 · Italians in Louisiana In the early 1700s, Neapolitan born, Henri de (Enrico) Tonti, a colleague of Robert de la Salle, explored Louisiana and settled in the New France colony. A leader in the community, North Tonti Street in New Orleans honors him and is located just south of Lake Pontchartrain.
The religious and secular traditions and rituals served to keep the community close. Among the first settlers were family names still familiar in Independence: Alessi, Anzalone, Genovese, Levatino, Miceli, Pecoraro, Sinagra, Tiaravella, Zabbia.
Mar 31, 2023 · Southern Beginnings. Many southern Italians and Sicilians immigrated to New Orleans after the Reconstruction era looking for work after freed slaves left Louisiana after the Civil War. By 1880, the New Orleans port and plantation workforce was primarily Italian.
