New Sarpy in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

L'Anse Aux Outardes

Bustards Cove, 1722

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 9, 2016

1. L'Anse Aux Outardes Marker

Inscription. Settled by Canadians, French. Bienville came here in 1699 from Lake Pontchartrain using small waterways, portage. LeSeur and Canadians used the route and were met here by Iberville and Tonti Feb. 24, 1700. It became part of the "Second German Coast" about 1730.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 29° 58.268′ N, 90° 23.447′ W. Marker is in New Sarpy, Louisiana, in St. Charles Parish. It is on River Road (State Highway 48) north of Vans Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14394 River Road, New Sarpy LA 70078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the River Parishes

and in Greater New Orleans.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Home Place (approx. 0.9 miles away); Flagville (approx. one mile away); The Historic Bethlehem Baptist Church Of Flagville, Louisiana (approx. 1.1 miles away); Settlement Of The German Coast (approx. 1.2 miles away); "Denver" (approx. 1.2 miles away); Fashion Plantation (approx. 1.3 miles away); Spanish Land Grant circa 1770 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Red Church Oak (approx. 1.7 miles away).

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 9, 2016

2. L'Anse Aux Outardes Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2016, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 969 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 23, 2016.