NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a special report highlighting the influence of the Hispanic community on our lives in the New Orleans area and around the country.

Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. We are getting a head start with this special report hosted by Isis Casanova and Kenny Lopez.

Since 1989, we've celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month, and today, over 63 million people from Latin America enrich the United States with vital contributions.

Louisiana began its relationship with Spain in 1762, when the secret Treaty of Fontainebleau was signed. Louisiana was sold to Spain as a way for France to pay off debt after the French and Indian War.

Spain ruled the Bayou States from 1763 to 1803.

In 1976, New Orleans' Spanish Plaza was dedicat

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