The Dark History of the Irish in Louisiana

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Published 2021-03-17

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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All Comments (7)

@atlessand3731 3 years ago

I just stumbled upon this channel, and living in Louisiana this has gave me a lot of insight about our culture and history
@heffe 3 years ago

I live in and am from Louisiana and even I didn't know some of this. Great video guys.
@noratherecluse1306 3 years ago

This was a nice documentary and a great insight on the history of Louisiana and my own ancestors history
@johnnyp1986 3 years ago

Wow this was rich in history, thank you for uploading this!
@aaronwalker5253 3 years ago

I need more of these short documentaries. Thank you so much for uploading.
@coleenwheelerrobinson4978 3 years ago

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.