Cottonport in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Theophile Lemoine Home
(Dulany Plantation)
In 1856 the home & property were owned by Zepherine Poincy de Generes & inherited by her daughter, Coralie de Generes Dulany. In 1875 Theophile & Rosalie Lemoine purchased the home and property. Other homeowners were the Bordelon, Coco, Rutledge, & Lacombe Families.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 30° 59.443′ N, 92° 3.604′ W. Marker is in Cottonport, Louisiana, in Avoyelles Parish. It is on Front Street near Don Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 526 Front St, Cottonport LA 71327, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana and in 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cottonport Drugstore Building (approx. half a mile away); Egg Pocking / Pβquer Les ufs (approx. half a mile away); The Historic Oaks of Cottonport (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cottonport Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Evergreen (approx. 3.8 miles away); Battle of Mansura (approx. 4½ miles away); Mansura (approx. 5 miles away); Desfossι House (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cottonport.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.

