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Henriette DeLille was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 11, 1813. [1] Her mother, Marie-Josèphe "Pouponne" Díaz, was a free woman of color of New Orleans. Her father Jean-Baptiste Lille Sarpy (var. de Lille) was born about 1758 in Fumel, Lot-et-Garonne, France. [2]
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (French: Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, la Saint-Jean, Fête nationale du Québec), also known in English as St John the Baptist Day, is a holiday celebrated on June 24 in the Canadian province of Quebec.
Fort St. John and Fort St. Charles, north and east of New Orleans respectively [2] Spanish Fort , also known as Old Spanish Fort , Fort St. Jean , and Fort St. John ( Spanish : Fuerte de San Juan del Bayou ), is a historic place in New Orleans , Louisiana, formerly the site of a fort and later an amusement park .
The New Orleans Saints selected Jean-Baptiste in the second round (58th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft. He was the sixth cornerback selected in 2014. [ 7 ] On May 18, 2014, the Saints signed Jean-Baptiste to a four-year, $3.57 million contract and a signing bonus of $970,000. [ 8 ]
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St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana is located on the Mississippi River approximately 130 miles (210 km) upriver from the Gulf of Mexico and 30 miles (48 km) upriver from the City of New Orleans. The area, known as the River Region, has an abundance of natural resources and a mild "Sunbelt" climate.
For years, Gumbo was, in fact, a real Saint Bernard dog that roamed the sidelines in Saints' apparel for dogs. [4] The reason for choosing this breed of dog is the fact that Orleans Parish (where the City of New Orleans lies) shares a border with St. Bernard Parish to the east. The present mascot, which consists of a person wearing a Saint ...
"St. Jean Baptiste" is French for John the Baptist. It is used in the names of some churches and places, and two other saints have names derived from him. St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, the patron saint of teachers. John Vianney, the patron saint of priests, sometimes styled St. Jean Baptiste Mary Vianney