Carville No Place for Cowards

Mark Petty

Freelance

The Mississippi River used to be the only means of access to Carville. Carville was originally a sugar cane plantation. When founded as a leprosarium in the late 1800's, local residents were told it was to become an ostrich farm. The Public Health Service is a uniformed branch of the U.S. Armed Services. Photographs also by Marty Petty.

Mark Petty, "Carville No Place for Cowards," in POYi Archive, Item #9558, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/9558 (accessed May 30, 2025).