Riders' Digest
New Orleans Public Service inc, (NOPSI) began publishing the Riders’ Digest on September 15, 1947 as a free weekly brochure for passengers on the company’s streetcars and busses. Copies were placed in holders inside each NOPSI vehicle.
Riders’ Digest issues served a number of purposes. They were a convenient and efficient means for NOPSI to communicate company information to its customers. They also allowed NOPSI to perform a useful “public service” by advertising community events and providing important information to the citizens of the company’s service area. NOPSI also used the Riders’ Digest as a way to entertain and educate its customers by providing a series of historical vignettes under the title “Did you know?” The columns offer information on a variety of topics in a brief format.
This page provides an index to the subjects covered by the weekly (later bi-weekly) “Did you know?” columns. It is derived from a card file created by former staff member Glenn L. McMullen during the mid-1970s. The original card file covers the period from September 1956 through August 1976. It is not complete–some individual columns went unindexed for various reasons, 1975 is not included at all, some cards lacked the date of the referenced column and were thus excluded from this online index. The columns for 1949-August 1956 were excluded from the original because they comprised numerous “one-liner” anecdotes rather than being devoted to a single subject. There has been no concerted effort to complete this index or to fill in the gaps in the card file. Each entry is indexed by subject heading. To use the index you can sort by any column or use the search bar on the upper right-hand corner of the index.
City Archives & Special Collections has a complete file of the original Riders’ Digest publications through August 11, 1980 (it apparently continued to be produced through March 16, 1981). They are available for use in person by appointment. Digital Access is in process.
| Subject | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Airplane, First in New Orleans | 6-Feb-10 | 5/8/1961 |
| Alabama (Ship), History | 6/22/1959 | |
| Algiers, Historical Sketch | 3/9/1970 | |
| Algiers, Origins of the Name | States that the name Algiers came into popular usage during the 1840s, but that its origin is unknown | 1/24/1972 |
| All Saints Day | History of its celebration in New Orleans | 11/2/1970 |
| American Theatre, Establishment (1822) | 12/22/1958 | |
| Ames Crevasse | In Westwego, 1891 | 6/24/1974 |
| Andrews, Stephen Pearl (1812-1886) | A lawyer and abolitionist who lived in New Orleans, 1831-1835 | 9/30/1957 |
| April Fools Day | On hoaxes published in the Daily Picayune, 1875-1893 | 3/30/1959 |
| Automobile Races in New Orleans, 1910 | 10/2/1961 | |
| Automobile, First Built in New Orleans | By Adolph Peteler, 1900 | 1/20/1964 |
| Automobile, First in New Orleans | 9/2/1968 | |
| Aviation, Early History in New Orleans | 5/15/1961 | |
| Balize | Community at the mouth of the Mississippi River | 4/4/1960 |
| Balize | Community at the mouth of the Mississippi River | 4/11/1960 |
| Balloon Ascensions | By Eugene Robertson in 1827 | 8/17/1959 |
| Balloon Ascensions | In New Orleans, 1884 | 10/13/1958 |
| Bank History in New Orleans | 19th century | 8/10/1970 |
| Bank of Louisiana Building | Royal Street | 3/22/1971 |
| Banquettes | Rules and regulations, 1804-1815 | 10/19/1959 |
| Baptists in New Orleans | History | 6/2/1969 |
| Barataria Canal | History | 6/10/1974 |
| Barataria Country | History | 5/14/1973 |
| Barsalou, Marie | Biographical sketch of the author of L'Autre Monde (1855), an attack on Creole society | 2/18/1957 |
| Baseball, Amateur | Early history in New Orleans | 10/21/1957 |
| Baseball, Collegiate | On a game between Tulane University and Boys' High School in 1892 | 11/17/1958 |
| Bastille Day Celebrations in New Orleans | 19th century | 7/11/1960 |
| Bastille Day Celebrations in New Orleans | 19th century | 7/20/1970 |
| Bastrop, Baron de | Felipe Enrique Neri (d. 1827), biographical sketch of the founder of Bastrop, La. | 12/31/1956 |
| Baths, Public | History of the Arcade Baths, established in 1837 by James H. Caldwell | 9/28/1958 |
| Bayou Manchac | 11/18/1963 | |
| Bean, Colonel Ellis P. (1783-1846) | Biographical sketch of a volunteer in the Battle of New Orleans | 8/26/1957 |
| Beauregard House (1113 Chartres St.) | On this and other houses owned by General G. T. Beauregard after 1865 | 5/23/1960 |
| Beauvoir | Jefferson Davis' home on the Mississippi Gulf Coast | 5/9/1966 |
| Benjamin, Judah P. (1811-1884) | Biographical sketch | 10/2/1972 |
| Berthoud Cemetery | In the Barataria country | 9/2/1974 |
| Bicycle Races in New Orleans | Specifically on a race in 1891 | 11/23/1959 |
| Bicycle Trips, New Orleans to Baton Rouge | On the first such trip in 1888 | 11/14/1960 |
| Bicycles in New Orleans | History in New Orleans | 12/2/1957 |
| Bicycles in New Orleans | History in New Orleans | 10/10/1960 |
| Bicycles in New Orleans | History in New Orleans | 11/25/1963 |
| Billiards, Early History in New Orleans | 9/14/1964 | |
| Black Gold | The racehorse | 11/27/1972 |
| Board of Trade Building in New Orleans | 3/11/1968 | |
| Bonnet Carre Spillway, Prehistory | On a proposal by John McDonogh to construct an outlet for the Mississippi River above New Orleans | 2/8/1960 |
| Bowie, James | On his life in Louisiana prior to going to Texas | 6/3/1957 |
| Boxing | Legalization and descriptions of various bouts, 1889-1893 | 12/28/1959 |
| Boxing | Legalization and descriptions of various bouts, 1889-1893 | 1/4/1960 |
| Boxing | Legalization and descriptions of various bouts, 1889-1893 | 1/11/1960 |
| Boxing | On a prize fight in New Orleans between King and Farrell, 1866 | 6/1/1959 |
| Boxing | On bare-knuckle pugilism in New Orleans, 1870-1880 | 10/26/1959 |
| Boxing | On bare-knuckle pugilism in New Orleans, 1870-1880 | 11/2/1959 |
| Boxing | On bare-knuckle pugilism in New Orleans, 1870-1880 | 11/9/1959 |
| Boxing | On bare-knuckle pugilism in New Orleans, 1870-1880 | 11/16/1959 |
| Boyton, Captain Paul | On his 2342 mile swim from Oil City, Pennsylvania to New Orleans, 1879 | 11/3/1958 |
| Braud, Denis | Biographical sketch of the first pirnter in Louisiana; his first publication was in 1764 | 1/12/1959 |
| Bucktown, Early History | 1/7/1957 | |
| Bucktown, History | 3/18/1974 | |
| Burial Site Under Basin Street | On excavations in 1904 that uncovered the old graveyard of Christ Church; also uncovered were remains of the old Spanish fortifications | 2/12/1968 |
| Cabildo | History of the building | 1/16/1967 |
| Calliopes | History of their use on steamboats | 1/14/1963 |
| Camp Parapet | Military fortification in Jefferson Parish | 5/1/1972 |
| Carnival | Women's organizations | 2/9/1970 |
| Carnival Parades | On the first illuminated bicycle parade, February 23, 1887 | 1/26/1959 |
| Carnival Parades | On the first use of electricity, by the Knights of Electra on March 7, 1889 | 1/19/1959 |
| Carnival Parades | On the first use of trinkets, February 22, 1882 | 2/2/1959 |
| Carondelet, Baron de | Anecdote | 10/1/1956 |
| Carrollton | Description in the early 20th century | 9/4/1967 |
| Carrollton House Hotel | 5/27/1968 | |
| Carrollton, History | 3/7/1966 | |
| Cast Iron Foundaries in New Orleans | 8/7/1972 | |
| Cast Iron in New Orleans | Especially on the Gallier House exhibit in 1976 | 1/19/1976 |
| Cather, Thomas | Author of Voyage to America (1836), which includes a description of New Orleans | 9/24/1962 |
| Cemeteries in New Orleans | A list of the city's cemeteries with the dates of their founding | 5/27/1974 |
| Cemeteries in New Orleans | History, 1718-1854 | 6/25/1973 |
| Charity Hospital, History | 4/27/1964 | |
| Chicory, History | 4/25/1966 | |
| Christian Women's Exchange | 3/27/1961 | |
| Christmas | Celebrations in New Orleans during the 19th century | 12/23/1963 |
| Christmas | Celebrations in New Orleans, 1859-1861 | 12/21/1959 |
| Christmas | Creole customs | 12/30/1968 |
| Christmas | Creole customs | 12/27/1971 |
| Christmas | First celebration in New Orleans | 12/25/1972 |
| Clague, Richard (1816-1878) | Biographical sketch of the artist | 5/28/1962 |
| Clague, Richard Jr. (1821-1873) | Biographical sketch of the painter | 11/11/1974 |
| Claiborne, William C. C. | On his inauguration in 1804 as governor of the Territory of Orleans and his subsequent career as governor | 9/21/1959 |
| Clay, Henry | Unveiling of the statue, 1860 | 10/8/1962 |
| Cline, Dr. Isaac Monroe (d. 1955) | Biographical sketch of the meteorologist and antique store owner | 12/30/1957 |
| Cockfighting in New Orleans, 1885 | 5/2/1960 | |
| College of Orleans | 5/25/1959 | |
| Confederate Museum | Description of the collection | 8/9/1971 |
| Cotton Exchange | Description in 1873 | 12/20/1965 |
| Creole | Use of the term to describe racehorses in the 1820s | 11/4/1957 |
| Creole (Steamboat) | On a Daily Delta article in 1853 on the vessels trips from New Orleans to the Gulf Coast | 1/22/1968 |
| Cricket in New Orleans | On the Crescent City Cricket Club, founded in 1868 | 4/29/1963 |
| Customhouse | History of the New Orleans building | 9/18/1972 |
| Customhouse | Its foundations | 12/19/1966 |
| Cycling, History in New Orleans | 11/20/1967 | |
| Cypress Grove Cemetery, History | 10/29/1973 | |
| Dakin, James H. | Biographical sketch of the architect | 4/1/1974 |
| Dalmation Slavs in New Orleans | History | 2/26/1968 |
| David Crockett Fire Co. #1 | The oldest volunteer fire company in the United States | 9/9/1968 |
| Davis, Jefferson | Death and transfiguration | 10/25/1965 |
| Debtor's Prisons | History in Louisnaia | 3/9/1964 |
| Degas, Edgar | On his stay in New Orleans, 1872 | 10/15/1973 |
| Destrehan Plantation | 1/22/1973 | |
| Dominican College, History | 2/4/1974 | |
| Dreux, Colonel Charles Didier | First Louisiana officer killed in the Civil War | 2/27/1961 |
| Dubreuil, Claude Joseph | On his life in the 18th century and on the Dubreuil Canal | 9/30/1974 |
| Duck Pond | History of the site now occupied by the intersection of Poydras and Baronne Streets | 9/25/1967 |
| Duelling in New Orleans | During 1880 | 3/9/1959 |
| Duelling in New Orleans | During the 19th century | 9/21/1970 |
| Duelling in New Orleans | During the early 19th century | 12/4/1961 |
| Duelling in New Orleans | On the last duels fought in the city, 1880-1889, especially the Burke-Hearsey duel | 9/16/1957 |
| Duverney, Joseph | Biographical sketch of the 18th century French financier and opponent of John Law | 5/13/1957 |
| Earthquake Shocks in New Orleans | On two events during 1812 | 11/21/1960 |
| Electric Towers in New Orleans, 1890s | 11/18/1957 | |
| Electricity in New Orleans | On the first electric plant in the city, on Dryades Street, built in 1881 | 4/20/1959 |
| Excavations in New Orleans | On the excavations in 1883 and 1885 on Front Street uncovering a barge and a steamboat | 2/23/1959 |
| Fairgrounds | History of the Fairgrounds and of horse racing in New Orleans | 11/15/1971 |
| Fairgrounds Grandstand | On the 1919 fire | 3/3/1958 |
| Faux Boix/Faux Marble | On the treatment of wood to imitate stone or marble | 6/11/1973 |
| Fire Department | Early history in New Orleans beginning in 1792 | 1/25/1971 |
| Fireworks | Early history in New Orleans | 12/16/1957 |
| Floods in New Orleans | On the flood of 1816, when the Mississippi River broke through the Macarty Plantation levee above New Orleans; also on the prehistory of Bonnet Carre | 2/8/1960 |
| Floods in New Orleans | On the flood of April 4, 1866 | 5/13/1963 |
| Floods in New Orleans | On the flood of June 1821 | 7/13/1959 |
| Floods in New Orleans | On the May 4, 1849 flood | 5/13/1968 |
| Florida Parishes, History | 12/25/1967 | |
| Football | On the first game in New Orleans, between Yale and Princeton, January 1, 1890 | 12/29/1958 |
| Football | On the game between the Chicago Bears and the Southern All-Stars, January 10, 1926 | 9/11/1967 |
| Football | On the origins of the game in New Orleans, game played on January 1, 1890 | 9/17/1956 |
| Fort de la Boulaye | 11/14/1966 | |
| Fort de la Boulaye | History of the first French settlement on the Mississippi River, 1700 | 7/20/1959 |
| Fortier, Alcee | Biographical sketch | 11/12/1973 |
| Foundations of New Orleans Buildings | On the Customhouse (1849) and the Louisiana Sugar Refining Co. (1883) | 9/15/1958 |
| Fourth of July Celebrations in New Orleans | On the celebrations of 1805-1812 (not celebrated in 1804) | 6/29/1959 |
| Free Lunch | On the custom in barrooms | 12/5/1960 |
| Free Lunch | On the custom in barrooms | 1/26/1970 |
| French Attempts to Regain Louisiana | On forts and moats set up to defend Louisiana from the French, 1797 | 3/2/1959 |
| French Market | Description in 1873 | 12/27/1965 |
| French Market | Early history | 9/17/1973 |
| French Opera House, History | 11/30/1959 | |
| French Opera House, History | 12/1/1969 | |
| French Society | Thomas Cooper De Leon's observations during the Civil War era | 10/22/1956 |
| Freret, James (1838-1897) | Biographical sketch of the architect and a list of his New Orleans buildings | 8/30/1976 |
| Funerals in New Orleans | On the massive funeral celebration given in honor of John C. Calhous, Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, December 9, 1852 | 12/7/1959 |
| Gallier House | Description of the building at 1132 Royal Street | 6/28/1971 |
| Garden District, Description in 1870 | 8/9/1965 | |
| Garfield, President James A. | On his funeral ceremonies in 1881 | 9/3/1962 |
| Gas Lighting in New Orleans, History | 6/13/1966 | |
| Gayoso de Lemos, Don Manuel | Biographical sketch of the governor of Louisiana, 1797-1799 | 2/4/1957 |
| Geology of the New Orleans Area | 3/19/1973 | |
| German Immigrants in Louisiana and New Orleans | 6/10/1963 | |
| German Theater in New Orleans, History | 1/8/1968 | |
| Girod Street Cemetery, History | 9/18/1967 | |
| Golf in New Orleans, History | 5/19/1967 | |
| Golf in New Orleans, History | 3/6/1972 | |
| Gottschalk, Louis Moreau (1829-1869) | Biographical sketch | 9/2/1963 |
| Gottschalk, Louis Moreau (1829-1869) | Biographical sketch | 10/28/1963 |
| Grant, General Ulysses S. | Story of his visit to New Orleans in September 1863 during which he was almost killed by a horse | 10/15/1956 |
| Grant, President Ulysses S. | On his visit to New Orleans in 1880 | 1/5/1959 |
| Great Raft | On the removal, in 1873, of the log-jam obstructing the Red River in northern Louisiana | 5/17/1971 |
| Greeley, Horace | On his visit to New Orleans in 1871 | 9/6/1971 |
| Grenier, Emmanuel | On the reactions of the liberal Frenchman, exiled by Napoleon III, to New Orleans, where he lived during 1853-1854 | 7/8/1957 |
| Gretna, History | 4/17/1972 | |
| Gretna, History | 3/31/1975 | |
| Hail Storms in New Orleans | On the storms of April 16, 1879 (heaviest ever), May 10-11, 1954 (second heaviest), and others | 12/1/1958 |
| Half-Way House | On the Metairie Road tavern, ca. 1850-1900 | 3/4/1974 |
| Hall, A. Oakey | Biographical sketch of the correspondent for the New Orleans Commercial Bulleting during the 1840s who went on to become mayor of New York City | 5/4/1964 |
| Harvey Canal | 8/5/1974 | |
| Harvey's Castle | 4/28/1975 | |
| Hauck, Minnie (1852-1929) | Biographical sketch of the singer | 11/7/1966 |
| Haughery, Margaret (1813-1882) | Biographical sketch and information on her monument, considered at one time to have been the first in the U.S. erected to honor a woman | 1/8/1973 |
| Health and Disease in Louisiana, History | 11/6/1967 | |
| Hebert, Paul Octave (1818-1880) | Biographical sketch of the Louisiana governor during the mid-1850s | 9/13/1965 |
| Hermann-Grima House | History of the building at 820 St. Louis Street | 10/4/1971 |
| Herz, Heinrich | Author of Mes Voyages en Amerique, 1896 | 3/8/1971 |
| Hickock Gardens | At the Carrollton Hotel, opened in 1835 | 8/26/1963 |
| Honey Island | 10/22/1962 | |
| Horse Barges in New Orleans | On the system of barges pulled by horses on the bank during the 1860s | 11/12/1956 |
| Horse Racing in New Orleans | On the advent of horse racing, 1804, and its early history to 1826 | 2/15/1960 |
| Horse Racing in New Orleans | On the advent of horse racing, 1804, and its early history to 1826 | 2/22/1960 |
| Horse Racing in New Orleans | On the advent of horse racing, 1804, and its early history to 1826 | 3/7/1960 |
| Horses in New Orleans | 7/1/1957 | |
| Howard Memorial Library | 3/15/1976 | |
| Howard, Henry (1818-1884) | Biographical sketch of the architect | 5/15/1972 |
| Hughes, Price | Biographical sketch of the 18th century British agent arrested by the French within Louisiana | 6/17/1957 |
| Hungarian settlers in Arpad, Louisiana | 12/17/1956 | |
| Hunting in the Deep South, History | 12/11/1967 | |
| Hurricane Threats, 1700s | 8/10/1959 | |
| Hurricanes | On the storms of 1812, 1819, and 1831 | 5/3/1965 |
| Hurricanes in New Orleans, 1915 | 9/7/1970 | |
| Hurricanes in New Orleans, 1915 | Description of the storm | 9/16/1968 |
| Hutchins, Thomas (1730- ) | Biographical sketch | 7/14/1969 |
| Indian Customs in Louisiana | Specifically dealing with peace pipes | 9/3/1956 |
| Indian Sites, Prehistoric | On the site in West Carroll Parish | 9/24/1956 |
| Indigo Production | Early history in Louisiana | 1/29/1968 |
| Irving, Washington | On his visit to New Orleans in 1832 | 6/28/1965 |
| Islenos | On the 18th century settlers of the area around Delacroix Island, emigrants from the Canary Islands | 6/10/1957 |
| Islenos | On the 18th century settlers of the area around Delacroix Island, emigrants from the Canary Islands | 11/29/1971 |
| Jackson Barracks, History | 6/7/1976 | |
| Jackson, Andrew | Unveiling of his statue on February 9, 1856 | 2/2/1976 |
| Jefferson City | Description in 1866 | 7/8/1963 |
| Jefferson City, Early History | Now part of Uptown New Orleans | 12/24/1973 |
| Jefferson, Joe (1829-1905) | Biographical sketch | 12/5/1966 |
| Jefferson, Joe (1829-1905) | Biographical sketch | 12/12/1966 |
| Jefferson, Thomas | On the funeral services in New Orleans for Jefferson and John Adams, 1826 | 7/27/1959 |
| Johnston, William Preston (1831-1899) | Biographical sketch of the one-time president of Tulane University and Louisiana State University | 9/20/1965 |
| Jousting | On a jousting tournament in Hammond, 1887 | 10/29/1962 |
| Jousting in New Orleans, 1880s | 10/26/1958 | |
| July Fourth Celebrations in New Orleans, History | 6/29/1970 | |
| Kendall, George Wilkins | Biographical sketch of the co-founder of the Daily Picayune | 10/12/1964 |
| Kenner, Duncan F. (1813-1887) | Biographical sketch | 4/30/1973 |
| Kenner, History | 10/28/1974 | |
| King, Grace | Biographical sketch | 8/20/1973 |
| Kohn, Samuel (1783-1853) | Biographical sketch | 1/12/1970 |
| Kossuth, Lajos | On the Hungarian patriot's visit to New Orleans in 1852 | 1/27/1964 |
| Labor Day | On its first celebration in Louisiana, 1902 | 9/5/1960 |
| Labor Day | On its first celebration in Louisiana, 1902 | 8/24/1970 |
| Lafayette Square, History | 6/26/1972 | |
| Lafayette, City of | Now the Garden Distict and Irish Channel sections of New Orleans | 11/26/1973 |
| Lafayette, Marquis de | On his visit to New Orleans in 1825 | 6/15/1959 |
| Lafayette, Marquis de | On his visit to New Orleans in 1825 | 7/19/1976 |
| Lake Poydras [quote/unquote] | On flooding in the vicinity of Poydras and St. Charles Streets during the 1840s | 8/12/1963 |
| Latham, Henry | English author of Black and White, a travel book with observations on post-Civil War New Orleans | 11/5/1956 |
| Latour, Arsene Lacarriere (d. 1839) | Biographical sketch | 8/25/1969 |
| Leap Year Customs | On an 1880 leap year newspaper article listing the city's 204 most eligible bachelors | 2/29/1960 |
| Leathers, Captain Thomas P. (1816-1897) | Biographical sketch and information of the Leathers mansion at 2027 Carondelet Street | 7/9/1973 |
| Lesueur, Charles Alexander (1778-1848) | Biographical sketch of the French scientist and artist who visited New Orleans | 12/24/1956 |
| Liberty Bell | On its visit to New Orleans in 1884 | 10/5/1958 |
| Lind, Jenny | On her concerts in New Orleans during 1851 | 3/25/1963 |
| Lind, Jenny | On her concerts in New Orleans during 1851 | 10/5/1970 |
| Lockett, Samuel H. | Author of Louisiana As It Is, written in 1872 but never published | 4/5/1971 |
| Louisiana Jockey Club | 3/14/1960 | |
| Louisiana Legion of the National Guard | History of the military unit reorganized from the Louisiana Militia after the Civil War | 8/19/1963 |
| Louisiana State University-Tulane Football Game | On their first meeting, November 26, 1893 | 12/15/1958 |
| Louisiana-Texas Boundary Disputes, History | 7/27/1970 | |
| Loyola University, History | 10/30/1972 | |
| Mansfield, Battle of | 4/7/1969 | |
| Mansfield, Battle of | On the creation of a park and museum commemorating the 1864 Civil War battle | 4/1/1957 |
| Marigny de Mandeville, Bernard (d. 1868) | Also includes information on the early history of Mandeville, Louisiana as a resort area | 1/14/1957 |
| Marigny de Mandeville, Bernard (d. 1868) | Biographical sketch | 4/15/1974 |
| Martin, Francois Xavier (1762-1846) | Biographical sketch | 10/11/1965 |
| Matas, Dr. Rudolf (1861-1957) | Biographical sketch | 10/16/1972 |
| McDonogh, John | Biographical sketch | 5/13/1974 |
| McDonogh, John | On the two McDonogh statues, one in Lafayette Square and the other in Duncan Plaza | 4/29/1957 |
| Medical College of Louisiana, History | 7/10/1961 | |
| Menken, Adah Isaacs | Biographical sketch of the 19th century actress | 11/23/1964 |
| Merieult House (533 Royal Street) | 9/20/1971 | |
| Metairie Cemetery | 9/4/1972 | |
| Metairie Jockey Club | 3/7/1960 | |
| Metairie, History | 12/10/1973 | |
| Meteors | On the 'grand meteoric shower ' of November 13, 1868 in which nearly 300 meteors were counted | 11/5/1962 |
| Miller, Joaquin | Biographical sketch of the picturesque poet who reported on the Cotton Centennial Exposition for several eastern newspapers | 6/24/1957 |
| Milneburgh | On its condition in 1839 | 6/3/1963 |
| Mississippi (Steamboat) | 6/21/1965 | |
| Mississippi River Banks | On erosion of the levee banks during the 19th century | 4/13/1959 |
| Mississippi River Bridge Crossings | On an 1880s scheme by T. C. Clarke to build a swing bridge over the river | 4/7/1959 |
| Mississippi River, Navigation of | On the problem of sandbars during the 18th and 19th centuries | 9/10/1962 |
| Mississippi Volunteers in the Mexican War, 1847 | 7/22/1963 | |
| Moreau Lislet, Louis (1767-1832) | Founder of the Louisiana Civil Code | 1/24/1966 |
| Morgan City, History | 8/22/1960 | |
| Morgan, James Morris (1845- ) | Confederate sailor who wrote Recollections of a Rebel Reefer on his experences in the Confederate Navy | 4/15/1957 |
| Mosquitoes | Early history in Louisiana | 4/8/1968 |
| Mugnier, George Francois (1857-1938) | Biographical sketch | 3/29/1976 |
| Mule Races in New Orleans, 1880s | 9/8/1958 | |
| Munday, Mrs. S. E. | On the 19th century educator | 1/9/1967 |
| Municipal Boundaries of New Orleans | 11/16/1970 | |
| Municipal Government in New Orleans | On a mudhole dispute in 1826 that brought to light conflicts between the Creole and American sections of the city | 8/31/1959 |
| Muskrats in Louisiana | 7/22/1968 | |
| Muskrats in Louisiana | 10/14/1974 | |
| Natchez, Mississippi | History and information on the origins of the Natchez Pilgrimage | 2/25/1957 |
| Natural Gas Discovery in New Orleans, 1868 | 4/22/1963 | |
| New Basin Canal, History | 2/18/1963 | |
| New Orleans in 1802 | On a 1882 Daily Picayune article describing the city fifty years earlier | 10/12/1959 |
| New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra | Prehistory and history, dating back to 1893 | 10/21/1963 |
| New Orleans Public Library | History from 1865-1958 | 9/14/1959 |
| New Orleans Public Library | On the various buildings occupied by the Library | 2/25/1963 |
| New Orleans Public Library, Precursors | On the New Orleans Library Society, the Touro Free Library Society, and the New Orleans Commercial Library Society | 9/7/1959 |
| Newcomb College, Early History | 1/5/1976 | |
| Newcomb Pottery | 5/26/1975 | |
| Newspapers in New Orleans | Early history, 1794-1810 | 1/18/1960 |
| Oleander | Official flower of the city of New Orleans | 11/25/1974 |
| Olmsted, Frederick Law | On his visit to New Orleans during the 1850s | 11/26/1962 |
| Orange Groves in Plaquemines Parish, History | 12/3/1956 | |
| Oranges in Louisiana, History | 6/25/1962 | |
| Organ Grinders in New Orleans, 1862-1880 | 4/8/1963 | |
| Orleans Parish Boundaries | History from 1803-1870 | 4/8/1957 |
| Orleans-Jefferson Parish Boundaries | History of changes | 3/17/1975 |
| Paulhan, Louis | On the visit of the early French aviator to New Orleans in 1910 | 2/22/1965 |
| Perelli, Achille (1822-1890) | On the first notable sculptor in New Orleans | 4/14/1975 |
| Pharmacy in New Orleans, History | 1/1/1968 | |
| Piracy in the Gulf of Mexico, History | 1/15/1968 | |
| Pitot House | 1/7/1974 | |
| Point au Fer Lighthouse | Located near Morgan City | 9/27/1965 |
| Poker | On its origins in America, through New Orleans | 11/6/1961 |
| Polignac, Count de | On the French royalist who served in the Confederate Army under Beauregard | 10/29/1956 |
| Polo in New Orleans, History | First introduced in New Orleans in 1902 | 12/3/1962 |
| Polo in New Orleans, History | First introduced in New Orleans in 1902 | 12/10/1962 |
| Polo in New Orleans, History | First introduced in New Orleans in 1902 | 12/17/1962 |
| Pontchartrain Railroad | 1/21/1957 | |
| Pontchartrain Railroad | 1/28/1957 | |
| Port of New Orleans | History from 1815-1820 | 1/7/1963 |
| Port of New Orleans | On a description of port activities in 1861 | 3/23/1959 |
| Postage Stamps, New Orleans Issued, 1861-1865 | 5/5/1958 | |
| Postal Service in New Orleans | History, including the opening of the Post Office in the Custom House | 1/27/1958 |
| Postal Service in New Orleans | History, including the opening of the Post Office in the Custom House | 9/8/1969 |
| Poydras Female Asylum, History | 5/11/1959 | |
| Prairie Cottage | History of the lakefront resort established by James H. Caldwell | 5/18/1959 |
| Radio Broadcast, First in New Orleans | Also on the early history of radio broadcasting up to 1927 | 1/6/1968 |
| Railroad Lines in Louisiana | On the opening of the New Orleans, Mobile & Chattanooga Railroad in 1870 | 11/19/1962 |
| Railroads in New Orleans | Early History, 1831-1861 | 5/20/1957 |
| Railroads in New Orleans | History, Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain | 2/11/1957 |
| Rayne Memorial Church, History | Also includes a biographical sketch of Robert W. Rayne | 5/28/1973 |
| Rice Production | History in Louisiana | 10/1/1962 |
| Richardson, Henry Hobson | Biographical sketch of the architect | 5/31/1971 |
| Roffignac, Count Louis Philippe de | Biographical sketch of the New Orleans mayor from 1820-1828 | 12/10/1956 |
| Roller-Skating | Introduction to New Orleans in 1869 | 12/16/1963 |
| Roosevelt, President Theodore | On his visits to New Orleans in 1898 and 1905 | 9/25/1961 |
| Roundabout | On the gossip column published in the New Orleans Times | 12/24/1962 |
| Rouquette, Adrien (1813-1887) | Biographical sketch | 10/14/1963 |
| Rousseau, Lawrence (1790-1866) | Biographical sketch | 7/28/1969 |
| Rowing Clubs | On the Louisiana Rowing Club's meeting in 1889 | 2/4/1963 |
| Rowing Regattas in New Orleans, History | On the origins of the Wave Boat Club in the 1830s and regattas beginning in 1839 | 7/15/1957 |
| Rowing Regattas in New Orleans, History | On the origins of the Wave Boat Club in the 1830s and regattas beginning in 1839 | 7/22/1957 |
| Rowing Regattas in New Orleans, History | On the origins of the Wave Boat Club in the 1830s and regattas beginning in 1839 | 7/29/1957 |
| Rowing Regattas in New Orleans, History | On the origins of the Wave Boat Club in the 1830s and regattas beginning in 1839 | 8/5/1957 |
| Rowing Regattas in New Orleans, History | On the origins of the Wave Boat Club in the 1830s and regattas beginning in 1839 | 8/12/1957 |
| Rowing Regattas in New Orleans, History | On the origins of the Wave Boat Club in the 1830s and regattas beginning in 1839 | 8/19/1957 |
| Ryan, Father Abram Joseph (d. 1886) | On the 'Poet-Priest of the Confederacy ' | 11/27/1961 |
| Saengerfest | On the 26th annual music festival held in New Orleans during 1890 | 5/19/1958 |
| Salt Deposits in Louisiana, History | 2/3/1964 | |
| Sedilla, Antonio de | Biographical sketch of 'Pere Antoine ' | 11/4/1963 |
| Sedilla, Antonio de | Biographical sketch of 'Pere Antoine ' | 3/1/1976 |
| Sellers, Captain Isaiah | First to use the name Mark Twain | 1/1/1962 |
| Seven Oaks Plantation, History | 5/10/1976 | |
| Shrimping, History | 7/22/1974 | |
| Silverware Factory | On an unnamed silverware factory that began operating in at Bienville and Derbigny Streets during 1860 | 9/30/1963 |
| Skipwith, Fulwar (1765-1839) | Biographical sketch | 2/5/1968 |
| Smith, Marshall J. (1854-1923) | Painter | 10/18/1965 |
| Snow and Ice in New Orleans | On the snowfall of 1899 and the ice floe on the Mississippi River in 1825 | 2/19/1968 |
| Snowfall in New Orleans | On the snowfall during the carnival season of 1899 | 2/9/1959 |
| Social Customs of the Creoles | On the custom of chaperonage in New Orleans during the early 19th century | 5/4/1959 |
| Southern Yacht Club, History | 10/23/1967 | |
| Spanish Fort | 6/12/1972 | |
| Spanish Moss | History and uses | 4/2/1973 |
| St. Charles Hotel | On the 1858 description of the hotel by Charles Mackay | 7/19/1965 |
| St. Charles Hotel, History | 2/5/1973 | |
| St. Charles Theatre, History | 10/7/1963 | |
| St. Elizabeth's Asylum, History | 1/29/1962 | |
| St. Joseph's Day Customs, History | 3/18/1963 | |
| St. Mary's Assumption Church | 2/8/1971 | |
| St. Maxent, Gilbert Antoine de | Biographical sketch | 1/27/1969 |
| St. Maxent, Gilbert Antoine de | Biographical sketch | 5/19/1969 |
| St. Patrick's Church, History | 4/21/1958 | |
| St. Patrick's Church, History | 3/12/1962 | |
| St. Patrick's Day Celebration | On the 1870 celebration in New Orleans | 3/16/1959 |
| St. Patrick's Day Celebration | On the first in New Orleans | 3/10/1969 |
| St. Philip Street Theatre | History from 1810-1811 | 5/27/1963 |
| St. Roch's Chapel | 7/10/1972 | |
| St. Stephen's Catholic Church, History | 4/26/1976 | |
| State Seal, History | 6/17/1968 | |
| Steam Fire Engines | Use of these 'masheens ' in New Orleans | 9/23/1963 |
| Steam Plows | On the first in New Orleans, 1867 | 9/23/1957 |
| Steam Plows | On their introduction into Louisiana, 1867 | 12/8/1958 |
| Steamboat Race | On the race between the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee, 1870 | 2/8/1965 |
| Steamboats | On the 1827 proposal to organize a line of packets to operate between New Orleans and Louisville | 1/25/1960 |
| Straw Hat Day | On the early 1900s custom of firing cannons to signal the change from straw to felt hats | 11/15/1965 |
| Strawberry Cultivation in Tangipahoa Parish, History | 1/13/1964 | |
| Street Numbering System in New Orleans | On the changes brought about by the 1893 ordinance | 3/11/1957 |
| Sugar Production in Louisiana | History during the years 1795-1926 | 11/12/1962 |
| Sully, Thomas | Architect | 10/1/1973 |
| Swiss Settlers in New Orleans, 1718-1855 | 4/16/1973 | |
| Telegraph in New Orleans, Early History | On the use of telegraph to report the bombardment of Fort Sumpter, 1861 | 9/2/1957 |
| Telegraph in New Orleans, History | 5/22/1961 | |
| Telegraph in New Orleans, History | 10/10/1966 | |
| Telephone Service in New Orleans, History | 4/1/1963 | |
| Telephones in New Orleans | On a 'telephone concert ' given by the telephone company in 1879 with Miss Minnie Wolf singing the Pizzicato Polka and other pieces | 2/16/1959 |
| Temperature in New Orleans | On the hottest recorded, 102 degrees on July 14, 1901 | 8/11/1969 |
| Tennis in New Orleans | On the New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club (1876), the oldest tennis organization in the U.S. | 6/18/1962 |
| Theatre in New Orleans | On the actor Junius Brutus Booth during the 1830s | 4/22/1957 |
| Theatre in New Orleans | On the efforts of Mayor Nicholas Girod to regulate theatres during his administration | 11/26/1956 |
| Theatre in New Orleans | On the first theatre in the city, 1792 | 2/17/1964 |
| Theatre in New Orleans | On the first theatre in the city, 1792 | 3/30/1964 |
| Theatre in New Orleans | On the French-speaking company of the Orleans Theatre and Joseph Bonaparte's sponsorship of its tours | 10/15/1956 |
| Toledano, Albert | Architect | 10/1/1973 |
| Touro, Judah (1775-1854) | Biographical sketch | 2/19/1973 |
| Tranist in New Orleans | On Beauregard's efforts to install a cable car system in New Orleans, 1869-1877 | 5/27/1957 |
| Transit in New Orleans | Early history during the 1860s | 3/25/1957 |
| Transit in New Orleans | On the opening of a new horsecar line between Canal Street and Jackson Barracks, 1866 | 2/11/1963 |
| Transportation in New Orleans | On the modes of transportation in 1862 | 10/12/1958 |
| Tulane University Athletics | On the first and second annual Spring Games held in Audubon Park, 1889-1890 | 4/27/1959 |
| Tulane University, Early History | 9/3/1973 | |
| Turners' Hall | On the German society's building on Dryades and Lafayette Streets | 10/9/1967 |
| U.S. Marine Hospital | In McDonoghville | 5/12/1975 |
| U.S. Mint, History | 5/24/1976 | |
| Ursuline Convent | History of the building at 1114 Chartres Street | 6/14/1971 |
| Ursuline Nuns in New Orleans | On the arrival of the Ursulines in 1727 and the problems they faced | 3/18/1957 |
| Utopian Societies | On the Icarians and their passing through New Orleans on their way to Texas from France | 8/24/1959 |
| Verandah Hotel | On its burning in 1855 | 9/23/1963 |
| Versailles | On the de la Ronde plantation in Chalmette | 8/6/1973 |
| Vetivert Essential Oil Corporation of Mandeville | On the use and production of vetivert oil in the area | 12/9/1963 |
| Walker, Dr. Mary E. | On the first woman to wear pants in New Orleans(?), 1851 | 11/2/1964 |
| Walker, William (1824-1860) | Biographical sketch of the first editor of the New Orleans Crescent | 9/9/1957 |
| Walker, William A. (1838-1921) | Painter | 12/11/1972 |
| Walking Endurance Contests in New Orleans, 1860s | 6/9/1958 | |
| Walking Endurance Contests in New Orleans, 1860s | 11/17/1969 | |
| Wallace, William Vincent | On the visit of the violinist/pianist to New Orleans, 1843 | 12/1/1963 |
| Washington's Birthday Celebrations in New Orleans, Early | 2/14/1962 | |
| Washington, George | On the statue of Washington placed in the lobby of the St. Charles Hotel, 1837; also alludes to the statue adjacent to the Library | 2/1/1960 |
| Watermelons | On the watermelon trade during the 1890s | 7/6/1959 |
| Waterworks in New Orleans | History during the colonial period and in the 19th century | 9/10/1956 |
| Waterworks in New Orleans | On ideas of building a waterworks system during the 1880s | 9/17/1962 |
| Waterworks in New Orleans | On its condition in 1853 | 5/20/1963 |
| Wax Myrtle Tree | On uses during the colonial period | 12/22/1975 |
| West End | 11/19/1956 | |
| West Florida, Republic of | 9/22/1969 | |
| Wharves in New Orleans | On the excavation of a wharf site in 1883 | 9/1/1958 |
| White Hall Plantation | 4/3/1961 | |
| Whitman, Walt | On his life in New Orleans, 1848 | 5/29/1961 |
| Wikstrom, Bror Anders | On the 19th century painter | 5/24/1965 |
| Wilde, Jennie | Biographical sketch of the poet and designer of carnival parades during the late 19th century | 3/4/1957 |
| World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, 1884 | Description of the grounds | 11/30/1970 |
| Yellow Fever | On the epidemic of 1822 | 9/28/1959 |
| Yellow Fever | On the generally high death rate in New Orleans during the 1820s | 8/3/1959 |