Wherever we look there is excitement and romance in the development of the sugar industry. Louisiana and New Orleans played a significant role in American sugar.
" In 1791, slaves and free people of color in St. Domingue launched a violent revolt against the French planters. Many sugar plantations were destroyed, and thousands of colonists ultimately fled the island. Some of the exiles sought refuge in New Orleans, and the experienced sugarmakers among them brought valuable knowledge and skills to the nascent Louisiana sugar industry. One of these sugarmakers was employed by Etienne de Bor� at his plantation located in the area of present-day Audubon Park, where in 1795 the cane crop produced about 100,000 pounds of sugar. Encouraged by Bor�s success, more Louisiana planters undertook cane cultivation, and as early as 1797 more than 550,000 pounds of sugar were shipped from New Orleans. By 1801 there were 75 sugar mills in Louisiana, and the region was well on its way to becoming a significant producer of cane sugar on the North American continent "
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