Carville Driving Tour, STOP 6.mp3

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Lake Johansen, Station Farm, and Sports & Leisure at the National Leprosarium, Carville, Louisiana

By Elizabeth Schexnyder, Curator, National Hansen's Disease Museum, Carville, LA

Up until the 1950s, the 80 or so acres ahead and to the left of you were farmed by about 30 laborers who grew fruits and vegetables to feed the staff and patients. Corn was grown to feed…