A little over a quarter of a century after Spain’s rule over Louisiana ended, its influence on New Orleans was still felt, although blended with French inflections.
Take, for example, the street names. In Faubourg Marigny, named after the Bernard de Marigny, St. Ferdinand Street recalled Spain’s Ferdinand III, combining both cultures in one place.
By the time the home at 816 St. Ferdinand St. was built in 1830, another Ferdinand was on the throne of Spain (Ferdinand VII)…