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Posts: 6343 | Location: New Orleans...outside the levees, fishing in the Rigolets | Registered: October 11, 2009
As a Louisiana resident am very familar with the the term "neutral ground" but only in the context as associated with the middle ground seperating opposing lanes of automotive traffic travel on roadways generally in the New Orleans area as well as the Baton Rouge area.... Never heard about the land on the western side of the state as described in the video. ............................ drill sgt.
Posts: 2210 | Location: denham springs , la | Registered: October 19, 2019
Originally posted by drill sgt: As a Louisiana resident am very familar with the the term "neutral ground" but only in the context as associated with the middle ground seperating opposing lanes of automotive traffic travel on roadways generally in the New Orleans area as well as the Baton Rouge area.... Never heard about the land on the western side of the state as described in the video. ............................ drill sgt.
I wasn’t aware of the neutral zone either. I did find the similar timelines of neutral zone and ground correlative references interesting.
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Posts: 6343 | Location: New Orleans...outside the levees, fishing in the Rigolets | Registered: October 11, 2009
Originally posted by Greymann: Very cool. I never heard this bit Louisiana history.
My kin were from New Orleans area.
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Me neither, another thing learned today! Thanks for posting. I knew about the purchase of LA and AK, but never the buffer zone. DJT wanted to buy Greel=nland for Denmark and of course, they laughed at him. It would have shown in history what a brilliant deal was made.
Para...it begs the question.....you have roots in that part of LA? I have family roots in Alexandria, Lake Charles, and Natchitoches (or Nacki-tush as we call it).
Thanks for sharing. I had heard of this "Neutral" zone but was not aware that it lasted as long as it did.
Posts: 606 | Location: Helena, AL | Registered: July 15, 2008
I'm familiar with it; there's a bit of cross-history with Louisiana and Texas boundaries as touched on in the video. Up in the northwest of that area is a unique item; a Republic of Texas boundary marker.
Posts: 5801 | Location: Fort Heathen, Texas | Registered: February 25, 2008
Cool piece of history I didn't know. From the NO area so I'll have to ask friends and family if they knew of this or not. Thanks for sharing and having me learn something new.
" like i said,....i didn't build it, i didn't buy it, and i didn't break it."
Posts: 1331 | Location: N. Georgia | Registered: March 23, 2008
Similarly, there is a region of Yellowstone Park wherein theoretically a crime could be committed without consequence, since there are no people there and thus no jury pool. https://idahocapitalsun.com/20...e-of-death-loophole/ Tim
