Belle Helene. Construction on the house began in 1840, and completed by 1842. It was first named "Ashland" after U.S. statesman Henry Clay's plantation in Kentucky. In March 1889, the estate sold to George B. Reuss, an Ascension Parish planter....
Mayor Dumas sits at the controls of a pile driver to mark the beginning of construction on the Republic Towers at Florida Blvd and Cloud Dr. Date: 1965