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LaGarde Army/Navy Hospital

By Patrick Stephen & Paula Fortier
LaGarde Hospital was built in 1941 to relieve congestion during the Second World War at other regional Army hospitals such as Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana, and Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg,…

Mosquitoes and Yellow Fever

By Alison Laurence & Sarah Waits
As you stand in front of the fountain in Jackson Square or walk through the French Quarter peering into courtyards and hearing the faint trickle and splash of a fountain, think about the bugs that…

Wharf Rats, the Plague, and Public Health

By Alison Laurence & John Lee
New Orleans has been a major port since the early 18th century. Until the 1960's, warehouses stood along this part of the river. These warehouses, or wharves, used to teem with the infamous "wharf…
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