Livonia in Pointe Coupιe Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Livonia Mounds
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 28, 2017
1. Livonia Mounds Marker
Three mound complex built between 700 AD and 1200 AD by the Coles Creek Culture. The largest mound is almost 31 feet tall. The mounds are believed to have likely served as a burial ground for several Native American settlements in the area.
Erected by Pointe Coupιe Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 700 CE.
Location. 30° 33.787′ N, 91° 33.17′ W. Marker is in Livonia, Louisiana, in Pointe Coupιe Parish. It is on Mississippi River Trail (State Highway 78) north of Bergeron Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3299 LA-78, Livonia LA 70755, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Acadiana Cajun Country and in Greater Baton Rouge. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, Acadia, 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: False River (approx. 6.3 miles away); Randall Oak (approx. 8.8 miles away); Battle of Bayou Fordoche (approx. 11 miles away); Julien Poydras (approx. 11.3 miles away); Immaculate Conception Church - Chenal Cemetery (approx. 11.3 miles away); Major General Delesseps S. "Chep" Morrisson
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 28, 2017
2. Livonia Mounds Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 28, 2017
3. Livonia Mound
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 3,328 times since then and 175 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 1, 2018.
