Tag: Henriette Díaz DeLille

  • To a Dark Girl North StarLouisiana Public BroadcastingSource: Louisiana Digital Media Archive1985 Contributors: Genevieve Stewart, Host Sister Barbara Marie, Interviewee Leslie Williams, Interviewee Michelle Diaz, Interviewee This episode of the series “North Star” from 1985 focuses on two intertwined stories related to the history of New Orleans in the 19th century: the quadroon balls held…

  • Henriette Delille was born in New Orleans, La., on Thursday, March 11, 1813. Her mother, Marie-Josèphe “Pouponne” Díaz, was a free woman of color of New Orleans. Her father Jean-Baptiste Lille Sarpy (var. de Lille) was born about 1758 in Fumel, Lotet-Garonne, France.