Caspari Street, Natchitoches, LA IMG 2006

Leopold Caspari (July 28, 1830March 11, 1915) was a

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businessman and politician who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1884 to 1892, where he advocated the establishment of

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. Born in

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, northeastern France, he came to Louisiana after the

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, and served in the

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during the

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, gaining the rank of captain.

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