Lacombe in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Abbé Adrien E. Rouquette

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 14, 2018

1. Abbé Adrien E. Rouquette Marker

English side.

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Abbé Rouquette (1813-1887), poet and priest, lived as missionary among Choctaw Indians in region of Bayou Lacombe from 1859 till his death. The Choctaw called him "Chata Ima," meaning "Like a Choctaw."

Abbé Rouquette (1813-1887), poéte et prêtre, vécut comme un missionair entre les Indiens Choctaws de la région Bayou Lacombe de 1859 jusqua'à sa mort. Les Choctaws l'appelérent "Chata Ima" qui est "comme un Choctaw."

Erected 1979 by The Bayou Lacombe Bicentennial Community.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 30° 18.453′ N, 89° 55.909′ W. Marker is in Lacombe, Louisiana, in St. Tammany Parish. It is on Railroad Avenue east of First Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lacombe LA 70445, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Florida Parishes

and in Greater New Orleans.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies

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: History of Camp Salmen (approx. 6½ miles away); Fritz Salmen (approx. 6½ miles away); Salmen Lodge (approx. 6½ miles away); Fontainebleau Plantation Sugar Mill (approx. 6.6 miles away); Sugar Mill Operation (approx. 6.7 miles away); The Enslaved (approx. 6.7 miles away); Native Peoples (approx. 6.9 miles away); Pottery Hill (approx. 7.8 miles away).

Also see . . . Adrien Rouquette Wikipedia page. (Submitted on September 21, 2018.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 14, 2018

2. Abbé Adrien E. Rouquette Marker

French side.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 14, 2018

3. Abbé Adrien E. Rouquette Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 802 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 21, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2018.