Rare Look at Louisiana Native Guard

BILOXI -- Earlier this month the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art opened an exhibition of rare photographs of the Louisiana Native Guard, according to media reports.

The exhibition will remain open until Feb. 20.

Soldiers in the second regiment of the Native Guard, an African American unit that served during the Civil War, were responsible for guarding Confederate prisoners of war on Ship Island.

A New Orleans native believes the history of the Louisiana soliders who served in Mississippi could attract tourists, according to www.wlox.com

Photographs may be seen at www.georgeohr.org.