Raquette: The Lost Sport of New Orleans

A blow across the shins with a racket is permissible, and broken heads are not uncommon.

The Choctaw Nation of the lower Mississippi River Valley was one of the most influential yet lesser-known groups of 18th century New Orleans.  Since French involvement in the region, interactions between the groups were frequent.  Native-American and African-American relations were also common considering French and subsequent Spanish law was more lenient than English law.

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