1835-05-27 00:00:00

Six chattel slavery plantations consolidated on the land now known as the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola

In 1835, notorious slave trader Isaac Franklin partners with Francis Routh to purchase and consolidate several plantations in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Routh eventually defaults on his mortgage on the property, and Franklin takes it over

1837-03-04 00:00:00

Martin Van Buren President

1841-03-04 00:00:00

William Henry Harrison President

1841-04-04 00:00:00

John Tyler President

1845-03-04 00:00:00

James K. Polk President

1846-01-01 00:00:00

Louisiana begins "convict leasing"

Louisiana begins the brutal practice of leasing the labor of incarcerated individuals to private citizens and entities to work on plantations and public infrastructure projects. This practice continues in Louisiana until the turn of the 20th Century, when it is replaced by the penitentiary system

1849-03-04 00:00:00

Zachary Taylor President

1850-07-09 00:00:00

Millard Fillmore President

1853-03-04 00:00:00

Franklin Pierce President

1857-03-04 00:00:00

James Buchanan President