La Maison Française & The Honors House
The French House--La Maison Française--is a Renaissance-style Normandy château built in 1935 as a center for intense study of French language, culture and literature. On April 15, 1935, French Ambassador André de Laboulaye laid the structure's cornerstone, which included a piece of wood from the first French settlement in Louisiana, Fort de la Boulaye. The French House is on the National Register of Historic Places and currently houses the LSU Honors College.
LSU's East and West Laville residence halls are named in honor of Corporal Germaine Laville, the first female LSU graduate to die in the service of her country. Corporal Laville, an aerial gunnery instructor, graduated in 1942 and died two years later while rescuing Marines trapped inside a burning building. LSU's Honors College students live in the Honors House, composed of the newly renovated East and West Laville halls.
Erected by Louisiana State University.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • War, World II • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is April 15, 1935.
Location. 30° 24.688′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Memorial Oak Grove (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Parade Ground (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Parade Ground (approx. 0.2 miles away); Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 488 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 16, 2017. 5. submitted on December 30, 2017.
