Yellow Fever in New Orleans
Learn more about the scale of the Yellow Fever epidemic in New Orleans, and the City’s response to it.
December 3, 2025
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City Insane Asylum Patients
Learn more about who was committed to the City Insane Asylum, why they were admitted, and what happened to them after their commitment.
June 4, 2024
Milk for Health Campaign
A national campaign to promote the drinking of milk comes to New Orleans in 1922. The Milk for Health Campaign captures the attention of schoolchildren
January 21, 2024
Charity Hospital
Almost 100 years after its founding, Charity Hospital moved to Tulane Avenue (then still called Common Street) in 1832 after occupying several sites in or
December 15, 2023
Programs: LEH Currents Presents “Iron Sharpens Iron” with Dr. Angela Allen-Bell & Dr. Alex Kolker
LEH Currents Presents “Iron Sharpens Iron” with Dr. Angela Allen-Bell & Dr. Alex Kolker Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities presents John Richie’s “Iron Sharpens Iron”
September 23, 2023
Programs: A City without Care: 300 Years of Racism, Health Disparities and Health Care Activism in New Orleans
A City without Care: 300 Years of Racism, Health Disparities and Health Care Activism in New Orleans An Author Talk by Dr. Kevin McQueeney About
August 23, 2023