The route of Leprosy into Louisiana has not been resolved. However, during the 18th century, while the Spanish controlled Louisiana, Spanish physicians and surgeons noted that many of the Africans …

Aug 1, 2025 · In 1894, Louisiana built America’s first leprosy hospital on a crumbling sugar plantation. Seven patients arrived by barge to what seemed like exile. But this remote spot near Carville …

Mar 31, 2020 · In 1917, about 50 years after the Kingdom of Hawaii first began sending patients to Kalaupapa, the government federalized the Louisiana Leper Home at Carville, in Louisiana, which …

Feb 26, 2021 · Carville began its history as the Louisiana Leper Home in 1894, when Louisiana established a “hospital” for victims of Hansen’s disease on an abandoned sugar plantation known as …

In 1894, five men and two women with leprosy were transported by barge to an abandoned sugar plantation, known only as Indian Camp. This site had originally been the hunting and fishing grounds …

Apr 21, 2022 · An abandoned sugar plantation became the Louisiana Leper Home, which opened in 1894, and was first occupied by seven patients, all coming from New Orleans. It was the first, and …

Oct 29, 2024 · By 1891, the plantation was deserted. However, in 1894, the bank rented the plantation to the state of Louisiana to be used as a colony for leprosy patients.

May 1, 2020 · Hansen’s Disease, or leprosy, was once a life sentence of forced isolation. Thankfully, it is now curable, due in part to the treatments developed at Carville throughout the 20th century.

National Hansen's Disease Museum in Carville, Louisiana was only leprosarium (aka leper colony) in the world. Discover the history of Hansen's Disease and the research that led to a miraculous treatment.

9-stop audio driving tour of the Carville Historic District, site of leprosy (Hansen's disease) quarantine hospital and treatment center from 1894-1999. This hospital-community was designed to be self …