The Dark History of the Irish in Louisiana

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3 жыл бұрын

St. Patrick's Day has a lot more meaning for Baton Rouge than you might think. WAFB’s George Sells discovered that when preparing a series three decades ago on the Irish of South Louisiana --- He has some facts that may stun you.
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@atlessand3731 3 жыл бұрын

I just stumbled upon this channel, and living in Louisiana this has gave me a lot of insight about our culture and history

@WAFB9 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! We are regularly adding stories from our former anchor George Sells. All of his stories are so informative. We hope you'll come back and watch more!

@heffe 3 жыл бұрын

I live in and am from Louisiana and even I didn't know some of this. Great video guys.

@WAFB9 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@noratherecluse1306 3 жыл бұрын

This was a nice documentary and a great insight on the history of Louisiana and my own ancestors history

@WAFB9 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@johnnyp1986 3 жыл бұрын

Wow this was rich in history, thank you for uploading this!

@WAFB9 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@aaronwalker5253 3 жыл бұрын

I need more of these short documentaries. Thank you so much for uploading.

@WAFB9 3 жыл бұрын

More to come!

@coleenwheelerrobinson4978 3 жыл бұрын

Our Great Grandfather was a plantation owner in New Roads. He fathered a son with a young Native American. This son was our grandfather Amos Louis Wheeler Sr.