Learn more about the Marquis de Lafayette, the young, wealthy French aristocrat born in 1757 who defied his own king to enter the American Revolution against Great Britain and became a trusted aide to George Washington.

He went on to support human rights throughout his long career.

And close to home, the town of Lafayette is named after him.

John Scurich, a local political consultant, will give about the marquis, born Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, at 7 p.m. Oct. 9 at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.

After his success as a military strategist and fighting in battles like Brandywine and Yorktown, he became an influential statesman who continued to support democratic revolutions.

He explained his attraction to the American cause in a lette

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