
May 10, 2018 – 275th Anniversary of Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines in LA!
TODAY – MAY 10, 2018 – is the 275th anniversary of Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines’ arrival in in New Orleans, LA! He departed France on January 1, 1743 on the royal ship La Charente with the newly-appointed Governor of Louisiana, Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil. During the subsequent four-month