Saint Jacques De Cabahanoce
An organized ecclesiastical parish prior to 1757. The church was then in charge of Fr. Barnabé, a French Capuchin and Pastor of St. Charles (Destrehan), on east bank of river. The registers were...
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- church
Site of First Acadian Settlers in Louisiana
Refugees came overland 1756-57. In vicinity was 1762 grant to Jacques Cantrelle, Sr. of France after whom Church and Parish were named. Section once included in Les Oumas, Eveche of Quebec.
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- cajun
Academy of the Sacred Heart
Second oldest institution of learning in Louisiana, opened in 1821 by Mother Audé and Sister Layton, Religious of the Sacred Heart. The Society was brought to America in 1818 by Blessed Philippine...
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- school
Sinking of the Lady Elgin
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Wrought Iron Anchor
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Huis de Mariënburg
Background:This plaque, placed street-side on a Dutch national monument, describes the history of the building.Original Dutch text:Patricierswoning uit de tweede helft van de 18de eeuw. Gebouwd...
- dutch
- national monument
- rijksmonument
Labranche Plantation Dependency
This late eighteenth-early nineteenth century Creole house is of statewide significance because of its exceptional Federal woodwork and its rarity as a plantation dependency. Listed on...
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- plantation
Flagville
Named for O.J. Flagg in 1870; now a part of Hahnville. Letter left here by Tonti in 1686 with Quinipissa chief for LaSalle. Taensa Village, 1713. De Veuve, French Concession, 1718. Site included...
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Larose (Circa 1846)
Larose, located at the crossroads of Bayou Lafourche and the Intercoastal Canal, called Canal Harang until the first Post Office was opened around 1890. Was named for Joseph Felicien Larose, a...
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1862 Train Wreck
Near this spot on February 27, 1862 a southbound lumber train collided with a northbound troop train carrying men of Col. Edmond J. Goode's 7th Mississippi Infantry in route to join...
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- civil war
LSU Campus Mounds
Hunter-gatherers built these two mounds 5,000 years ago. Part of the oldest earthen-mound complex in North America,they were placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1999....
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- native americans
The Old Castillo Hotel
This building erected 1835-40. As an inn it welcomed travelers and was a center for the town's social activities. Since its purchase in 1899 by the Sisters of Mercy, it has been used as a private...
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Deportation Cross
The original Deportation Cross, near Grand-Pré National Historic Site in Nova Scotia is located in the vicinity of the embarkation of the victims of the Acadian Diaspora of 1755. Dedicated on...
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- cajun
St. Martinville
City developed c.1795 ~ c.1890 through unusual semi-feudal arrangement where town property holders paid an "annual and perpetual" rent to the congregation of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church.
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- church
St. Martinville
Développée c. 1795-1890 grâce à un arrangement particulier de type féodal. Les propriétaires payaient une rente "annuelle et perpétuelle" à l'Église pour le terrain cédé.
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- church
St. Peter's Cemetery
Established Mar. 24, 1838. Interred here are F.H. Duperier, incorporator of New Iberia, U.S. Senators Robert & Edwin Broussard, Lt. Gov. Emile Verret, James Beddell, designer of "The Shadows," &...
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- cemetery
Livermore Town Jail
LIVERMORE TOWN JAIL BUILT 1923 Designed by prominent East Bay Architect, Henry H. Meyers Built by Pauly Jail Building Co. for $900 To prevent prisoner escapes, this concrete...
Relocation of Vidalia
"Vidalia, a City on the Move!" is the slogan which has, in recent years, signified a progressive town surging ever forward. But, in 1938, it meant something entirely different to Vidalians as...
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Sidney A. Murray, Jr., Hydroelectric Station
In 1990, construction of the largest prefabricated power plant in the world, the Sidney A. Murray, Jr., Hydroelectric Station, was completed 40 miles south of Vidalia. It was the vision of...
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Mississippi River - Vidalia Riverwalk
One of the longest rivers in North America, the Mississippi flows 2,340 miles from Lake Itasca, Minn., to the Gulf of Mexico 100 miles below New Orleans, and its floodplain encompasses more...
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