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Even 300 Years Ago, A 'Frat Boy' Ran Amok In New Orleans

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In 2004, the Historic New Orleans Collectionacquired a remarkable document written by Marc-Antoine Caillot a 21-year-old French adventurer who came to New Orleans almost 300 years ago. This travelogue, one of the most significant finds of its kind, has been translated into English and is now in print as a book.

On Notes from New Orleans Sharon Litwin talks to historian Erin Greenwald about this amazing and amusing documentationof life in French Colonial New Orleans.

Visit Nolavie.com to read a related article written by Litwin.

WWNO has lost a dear member of its community in Sharon Litwin, co-founder and president of NolaVie. She passed away Friday, June 24, 2016. Read a tribute to Sharon on NolaVie.com.