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Cabildo

Governmental center, housing New Orleans' City Hall, municipal offices, courthouse, police station and prison.[1]

Named for the Spanish word for "city hall." Built from 1794 – 1799 under Spanish rule to replace its predecessor, which was destroyed by fire.[1]

Hostage: In April of 1879,[3] Bret Maverick was held prisoner with Yvette Devereaux by Jody Collins. When Collins outlined his plan of ransoming Henri Devereaux for the return of Yvette, Bret suggested that his inexperience would get him hanged in Cabildo Prison. A little later, Bart Maverick was taken to the police headquarters at the Cabildo by Inspector Marvin and beaten in an attempt to force him to reveal the location of Collins' hideout.[4]