John Busalacchi moved from St. Gabriel to Luling in 1899 and began managing his father’s general merchandise store in 1917. John and Miss Jennie were married in 1920. Photo courtesy of the St. Charles Herald
Bosco Family
Bosco Family
Using the skiff they named the Virgin Mary, the Portera family sold produce up and down the Mississippi River. The family later entered into the retail business. (Photo courtesy of Cynthia Portera)
Italian Truck Farming
Italian Truck Farming
St. Joseph Altar
St. Joseph Altar
St. Joseph's Altar
St. Joseph's Altar
Turnip Washing
Turnip Washing
Montz Ice House
Montz Ice House
J. Cali. Ice cart railroad refrigerator cars. M. Cali 1936.
Montz Ice Company Plant - Laplace
Montz Ice Company Plant - Laplace
Montz And Company
Montz And Company
Montz And Company - Picking Vegetables
Montz And Company - Picking Vegetables
Cabins - Image
Cabins - Image
Originally built as slave cabins, these dwellings became housing for freed slaves, Italians, and other immigrants after the Civil War.