Adrien De Pauger

In case you read my previous post about the St. Louis Cathedral, I mentioned a specific person: Adrien De Pauger. He was the one who designed and built the cathedral. However, there De Pauger was also very influencial in New Orleans as he not only designed this church, but he also designed Vieux Carre, known today as the French Quarter. Moreover, he was the first to draw a map of New Orleans. He was the one who named Bourbon and Royal street.  This street plan is still used today. Working with his partner, engineer Le Blond de La Tour, and also using slave labor, De Pauger was able to "construct the settlement making use of water-resistant cypress wood for raised cottage construction" (Wikipedia). I was really interested in finding out more about De Pauger but there is little if any information about him. All that is known is his works and that he was supposedly buried beneath the Cathedral. For a pictorial history of De Pauger, click Here.