Port Barre in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Port Barre
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 5, 2019
1. Port Barre Marker
Port actif à l'époque du bateau à vapeur. Appelé d'après le nom de la famille Barré. En 1765 Charles Barré acheta 8800 arpents de terre à Jacques Guillaume Courtableau, le premier Commandant du Poste des Opelousas. C'est ici que le Bayou Courtable au donne naissance au Bayou Teche
Erected by Codfil & Commission du Tourisme.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 30° 33.57′ N, 91° 57.393′ W. Marker is in Port Barre, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish. It is on Bayou Road. Located at the northern terminus of Bayou Road at small RV park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Barre LA 70577, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s 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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bayou Courtableau at Bayou Teche Headwaters (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welcome to Port Barre (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Port Barre (approx. 1.1 miles away); Welcome to Leonville (approx. 6.1 miles away); Lettsworth Methodist Church (approx. 6.9 miles away); James Carriere House / Desaultels House (approx. 6.9 miles away); Washington School
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More about this marker. Located inside the Port Barre RV Park on Bayou Road, behind Bourque's Supermarket.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 5, 2019
2. Port Barre Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 458 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2019.
