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Special Event
Event
French Quarter - Special Program - Leon A. Waters
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Fee:
Free. Free and open to the publicLocation: LAT/LONG: 29.954800, -90.064754
National Park Service French Quarter visitor center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130. (Near the statue of Bienville.)
Dates & Times
Date:
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Time:
1:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Talk
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Central Time
Description
The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
and the
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve
present a special program by
Leon A. Waters
about Louisiana's 1811 Slave Revolt
Thursday, January 8 at 1:00 pm
At the National Park Service French Quarter Visitor Center
419 Decatur St, New Orleans
Leon A. Waters, historian, social activist, and publisher of the book On To New Orleans: Louisiana's Heroic 1811 Slave Revolt will present a program entitled "What was the Aim of the Heroic Charles Deslondes Revolt?" This special program is about the largest slave revolt in United States history, which took place on this date in 1811, just up the river from New Orleans.
This program is free and open to the public.
More information
Reservation or Registration: No
Reservations are NOT required. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open approximately 5 minutes before the program start time.