A century ago, on December 9, 1924 William Wrigley secured the trademark for Wrigley's gum. So it seems appropriate to take a bite out of the history of those bits of foil covered joy. And the surprising history of gum might, well, blow your mind.
On Louisiana highway 1, just south of the leeway bridge in Jefferson parish, not far from where the road ends, is a marker for the Cheniere Caminada cemetery, all that remains of a once thriving town that disappeared virtually overnight.