Lawsuit between Maspero's and the Old Absinthe House
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1951 newspaper article announces the dismissal of the lawsuit between Maspero's and the Old Absinthe House regarding the location of a meeting between General Andrew Jackson and Jean Lafitte. The Judge ruled, "Legend means nothing more than hearsay or a story handed down from the past."
Courtesy of the Times-Picayune
This file appears in: Old Absinthe House and the Battle of New Orleans
Old Absinthe House and the Battle of New Orleans
The Old Absinthe House, a stucco building at the corner of Bourbon and Bienville Streets, is one of the oldest structures in New Orleans, dating to approximately 1806.
In the nineteenth century, the Old Absinthe House became famous for its…