Dave Cvitanovich, a local Plaquemines Croatian-American historian, presented the History of the Croatian Benevolent Association on March 3rd at the Plaquemines Historical Association meeting.
New Orleans was a center of Croatian immigration during the early 19th century, with Louisiana Croatians settling in or near Plaquemines Parish fishing communities like Olga, Empire, Buras, and Port Sulphur. Iā¦