Supreme Council of Louisiana

[1] During this time, the Northern Jurisdiction consisted of John James Joseph Gourgas and Giles Fonda Yates who were "effectively a Supreme Council of two people"[2] and were completely inactive from 1832 to 1843.

It was during this period that the Supreme Council of Louisiana emerged, which claimed its authority via "Cerneauism"[5] – a type of Scottish Rite Masonry[6] without ties to the either the Northern or Southern Jurisdictions.

Similarly, the Grand Consistory of New Orleans under Charleston's jurisdiction resolved, at their sitting of November 25, 1854, to sign and execute the agreement and Concordat.

It was then taken back to New Orleans, likely by Mackey, and signed there on February 16–17, 1855, by Grand Commander Charles Claiborne, as well as Samory and Laffon de Ladébat.

[13] On the same day the Supreme Council at Charleston issued a warrant to “our well-beloved, Princes and Knights” Claiborne, Samory, Laffon de Ladébat, John H. Holland, and others, creating a Grand Consistory of Louisiana, and installing them as officers with all the powers relative thereto.