Napoleonville in Assumption Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Napoleonville
August 28, 2015
1. Napoleonville Marker
Ce lac porte le nom de la famille de Nicholas Verret, des Paroisses St-James et Assomption, oω pθre et fils furent Commandants.
English translation:
Named for the Emperor of France, Napoleon. An early travel route, 1730-70, used by the French then Acadians from St. James to the Attakapas Landing on Lake Verret.
Lake was named for Nicholas Verret Family of St. James and Assumption Parishes where father and son served as Commandants.
Erected by Codofil et la Bureau du Tourisme.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1730.
Location. 29° 56.479′ N, 91° 1.458′ W. Marker is in Napoleonville, Louisiana, in Assumption Parish. It is at the intersection of State Highway 1 and Franklin Avenue, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 1. On the grounds of the
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Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes and in Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, 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, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Assumption Parish WWII Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Great War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Assumption Parish World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Christ Episcopal Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Madewood Plantation House
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2. Napoleonville Marker
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3. Assumption Parish Court House, Napoleonville LA
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, January 20, 2008
4. Napoleonville Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2015. This page has been viewed 1,490 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 29, 2015. 4. submitted on July 1, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
