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Monroe, LA Flood 1927
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Calcasieu River, Lake Charles, LA

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Louisiana Disasters

Tragic Accidents & Deaths
 

More Louisiana Disasters
 
Fires
:: Bossier City, S. H. Bolinger & Co Sawmill Fire Mar 1905
:: New Orleans, LA Cocktail Lounge Fire, June 1973
:: New Orleans, LA Fires, Apr 1892
:: New Orleans, LA Fire, Aug 1908
:: Schriever, LA Fire Jun 1904
 
Floods
:: Le Beau, LA Flood May 1927
:: Monroe, LA Flood 1927
 
Hurricanes
:: Louisiana Hurricane, Aug 1860
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Louisiana Hurricane, Sept 1860  
:: Louisiana Hurricane, Sept - Oct 1860  
:: Monroe, LA Hurricane Apr 1882
:: Hurricane Betsy Sept 1965
 
Tornadoes
:: Alexandria Tornado Apr 1923
:: Bayou Teche, LA Tornado, Mar 1863  
:: New Orleans, LA Tornado, Oct 1896  
 
Train Wrecks
::

Littlewoods, LA Train Wreck, Nov 1908  
:: Vivian, LA Train Wreck, Aug 1902  
:: Ropeline, LA Bridge Fire & Train Wreck, Feb 1892
 
More...
:: New Orleans, LA Automobile Accident, Sept 1910
Hermitage, LA Steamer Paris C. Brown Wreck, Jan 1889
:: Wreck of the Paul Jones 1899
 
 
Welcome to GenDisasters, a look back at the events that touched our ancestor's lives - tornadoes, fires, floods, hurricanes, train wrecks, mine explosions, and tragic accidents that became a part of history and our genealogy.
 
Lake Pontchartrain Bridge, 1930s
V. S. & P. Depot, Monroe, LA 1900s