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Opelousas in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Lawyers Row

 
 
Lawyers Row Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 21, 2020
1. Lawyers Row Marker
Inscription.
These offices of prominent Opelousas attorneys have been used for over 100 years and the owners have preserved the original atmosphere of the past.
 
Erected 1976 by Opelousas U.S.Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 30° 32.061′ N, 92° 5.036′ W. Marker is in Opelousas, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish. It is at the intersection of West Bellevue Street and South MArket Street, on the left when traveling east on West Bellevue Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Opelousas LA 70570, 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
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the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Delta Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Budd's Corner (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Opelousas (about 400 feet away); Pitre's Corner (about 400 feet away); Old Union Bank Building (about 400 feet away); Let Freedom Ring (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Opelousas (about 400 feet away); Jim Bowie Oak (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Opelousas.
 
More about this marker. West Bellevue is one way east at this location.
 
Lawyers Row Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 21, 2020
2. Lawyers Row Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 23, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
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Jul. 25, 2026