Frank Nally, James Lewis and the other was named ‘unknown’. Those three reported deaths would become the first of many more, that were written in The Shreveport Times (known then as The ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — Shreveport lost one-fourth of its population in a few short weeks to the yellow fever epidemic, historian Gary Joiner once noted. “People died so quickly, including physicians ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - In the late summer of 1873, Shreveport was besieged by the third-worst epidemic of yellow fever recorded in U.S. history, losing one-fourth of its population. Now, 150 years ...

SHREVEPORT, La-- Five priests who died during the 1873 yellow fever epidemic in Shreveport are one step closer to becoming saints. These priests are known for sacrificing their lives to serve the ...

Five Roman Catholic priests who died in Shreveport during the yellow fever epidemic of 1873 have been recognized as Servants of God, the first step in the process toward being recognized as a saint.

SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - What do disease epidemics and Mardi Gras ... Gras in Shreveport and explains the connection the celebration has to a deadly outbreak of Yellow Fever in the 1800s.

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left comfortable homes and pleasant associations to do battle with the yellow fever, and tend its victims in Shreveport and Memphis. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

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Around 300 Shreveport citizens of all races ... Nov. 19 at The Noble Savage to mark the end of the epidemic and the last of the Yellow Fever 150-year commemorative events.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — The Yellow Fever Epidemic in 1873 wiped out a quarter of the Shreveport population. The epidemic killed many, including two Catholic priests, Father Louis Gergaud ...