The Dark History of the Irish in Louisiana

St. Patrick's Day has a lot more meaning for Baton Rouge than you might think. WAFB’s George Sells discovered that when preparing a series three decades ago on the Irish of South Louisiana --- He has some facts that may stun you.
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[@atlessand3731]

I just stumbled upon this channel, and living in Louisiana this has gave me a lot of insight about our culture and history

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Thank you for watching! We are regularly adding stories from our former anchor George Sells. All of his stories are so informative. We hope you'll come back and watch more!

[@heffe]

I live in and am from Louisiana and even I didn't know some of this. Great video guys.

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Thanks for watching!

[@noratherecluse1306]

This was a nice documentary and a great insight on the history of Louisiana and my own ancestors history

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Glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnnyp1986]

Wow this was rich in history, thank you for uploading this!

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Glad you enjoyed it!

[@aaronwalker5253]

I need more of these short documentaries. Thank you so much for uploading.

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More to come!

[@coleenwheelerrobinson4978]

Our Great Grandfather was a plantation owner in New Roads. He fathered a son with a young Native American. This son was our grandfather Amos Louis Wheeler Sr.