A Creole girl from 1804!!!! (anybody getting tired of that yet? [img]biggrin.gif[/img] )The possiblities with this character are endless.

With all that's happened to my poor state since August 29th, a Creole girl would be wonderful. The storms affected the area where she could have lived. Or, they can put her on a cotton plantation up towards where I am. 1804 was a year of great change for Louisiana and for the US and the world. Napoleon, the Louisiana Purchase, yellow fever epidemics, presidential dissent, etc. It's absolutely fascinating and a completely overlooked and ignored time period in American history. And one that was absolutely crucial in developing the identity of a young and growing nation.

And I can't think of any better way to help the rest of the country see why we Louisianians love our state so much and absolutely refuse to let something like a hurricane destroying a third of our state budget beat us down.