Catherine's Conspiracy Revenge and Romance in Old New Orleans Everybody wanted New Orleans.... so the battle for it was imminent The Indians had it first but lost it and wanted it back France owned it Then Spain took it Then France took it back The British went to war for it The pirate Jean Lafitte exploited it Napoleon sold it and the United States finally bought it and had to fight the British to keep it The Governor of Louisiana had labeled Jean Lafitte a pirate and outlaw and made it his mission to rid Louisiana of him. Facing tightening sanctions in New Orleans, Jean Lafitte...

Henry began to panic. He started to walk a little faster, then faster yet, then to trot. He began to smell the incense again. He started to run, first slowly then much faster, sweat pouring from his body The figure was still under the light and the mobile home was not receding into the distance as it should. It couldn't move but it seemed to be keeping pace with him. His nerves on edge and the scent of the incense and the incessant humming began to disorient Henry. He began to labor as he ran faster and faster, feeling the tightness and sharp cramping of fatigue and the breathlessness in his...