Marksville in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

J. Horace Ducote Law Office

c. 1900

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2016

1. J. Horace Ducote Law Office Marker

Inscription. Ducote, a local attorney and former Mayor, practiced law from this Victorian brick and frame building at the turn of the century.

Erected 2009 by City Of Marksville.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Louisiana, Marksville Historical Markers Driving Tour series list.

Location. 31° 7.639′ N, 92° 3.91′ W. Marker is in Marksville, Louisiana, in Avoyelles Parish. It is on East Odgen Street near South Washington Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 123 East Odgen Street, Marksville LA 71351, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana

and in Acadiana — Cajun Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

Acadia,

the territory of the Mississippian

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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 walking distance of this marker: Auguste Voinche Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Bailey Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Founding Of Marksville (within shouting distance of this marker); Solomon Northup, "Twelve Years a Slave" (within shouting distance of this marker); Mayer Hotel Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Bowie Knife (within shouting distance of this marker); Laborde Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marksville.

Regarding J. Horace Ducote Law Office. "It has also been a barber shop and the Woodmen of the World office..."
Pg. 7, Area 5, entry A, "Historical Markers of Marksville, Louisiana"
Published 2009, by City of Marksville.

J. Horace Ducote Law Office building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2016

2. J. Horace Ducote Law Office building and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 660 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2017.