MARCH 23, 2008, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: GAIL ARLENE ITO Two centuries ago Norbert Rillieux was born in Louisiana, the son of a wealthy French engineer and a black slave woman. As a free Creole born of privilege, Rillieux attended private Catholic schools, and later studied engineering in France.  His education allowed him to become an expert in […]

NORBERT RILLIEUX (1806-1894)