Louisiana Sugar Plantations and Industry (1800–1880)

1. de Boré granulates sugar, proving commercial potential

   Jan 1, 1795Labels: Jean tienne, Granulated sugar, Louisiana plantation

   • Britannica
   • PRC New Orleans

2. Louisiana Purchase brings U.S. governance and new markets

   Apr 30, 1803Labels: Louisiana Purchase, United States, New Orleans

   • National Archives
   • PRC New Orleans

3. Sugar planting spreads rapidly along the Mississippi River

   Jan 1, 1805Labels: Mississippi River, Sugar plantations, New Orleans

   • PRC New Orleans
   • Britannica

4. Saint-Domingue refugees arrive, bringing sugar expertise

   May 1, 1809Labels: Saint-Domingue refugees, Sugar expertise, Louisiana

   • 64 Parishes
   • PRC New Orleans

5. German Coast uprising exposes sugar slavery’s tensions

   Jan 8, 1811Labels: German Coast, Enslaved people, Louisiana parishes

   • 64 Parishes
   • Destrehan

6. New cane varieties help drive antebellum growth

   Jan 1, 1825Labels: Sugarcane varieties, Planters, Antebellum agriculture

   • LA Ag Classroom
   • LSU AgCenter

7. Valcour Aime expands plantation production and scale

   Jan 1, 1830Labels: Valcour Aime, Large plantations, River parishes

   • Wikipedia
   • PRC New Orleans

8. Rillieux’s multiple-effect evaporator transforms processing

   Jan 1, 1843Labels: Norbert Rillieux, Multiple-effect evaporator, Sugar processing

   • ACS
   • 64 Parishes

9. Louisiana becomes a major U.S. sugar producer

   Jan 1, 1850Labels: Louisiana sugar, New Orleans, Sugar output

   • PRC New Orleans

10. Record 1861 crop peaks before Civil War disruption

    Jan 1, 1861Labels: 1861 sugar, Civil War, Louisiana production

    • PRC New Orleans
    • Sussex Sugar

11. Morrill Tariff raises sugar duties during secession crisis

    Mar 2, 1861Labels: Morrill Tariff, U S, Sugar duties

    • FRASER
    • Yale Law

12. Civil War collapses sugar output and plantation labor system

    Jan 1, 1864Labels: Civil War, Emancipation, Plantation labor

    • Sussex Sugar
    • PRC New Orleans

13. Postwar recovery begins, but below antebellum levels

    Jan 1, 1870Labels: Postwar recovery, Railroads, Industrial processing

    • PRC New Orleans
    • Sussex Sugar

14. Louisiana Sugar Planters Association organizes industry interests

    Nov 1, 1877Labels: Louisiana Sugar, Planters, Tariff lobbying

    • LSU AgCenter
    • Sussex Sugar

15. By 1880, industry shifts toward modernization and consolidation

    Jan 1, 1880Labels: Modernization, Factory consolidation, Industrial sugar

    • U Dayton
    • LSU AgCenter