FIRST -- US District Court in Louisiana Territory, New Orleans LA
N 29° 57.605 W 090° 03.780
15R E 783442 N 3317992
The first US District Court for the territory of Louisiana stood here at 919 Royal St. until 1888, when the old building was destroyed and this building was built.
Waymark Code: WMNCAX
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2015
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The Andrew Jackson Hotel at 919 Royal Street in the French Quarter occupies the site of the first US District Court for the territory of Louisiana, which was established here shortly after the Louisiana purchase.
Its most infamous defendant was General Andrew Jackson, who was held in contempt of court for refusing to lift martial law in the city, as the court had ordered him to do, after the Battle of New Orleans ended in January 1815.
The original courthouse building was destroyed in 1888, and the building that stands here now replaced it.
A bronze sign at the front of the building reads as follows:
"SITE OF FIRST U. S. DISTRICT COURT
In 1792 the Spanish colonial government built a boys public school on this site. After the Louisiana purchase, it served as the first United States District Court of the Louisiana territory.
Here, in 1815, after the Battle of New Orleans, General Andrew Jackson was fined $1000 for contempt of court in a dispute following his refusal to lift martial law before confirmation of peace was received.
The old building was demolished in 1888 when the present building was erected."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1803
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