Rayne in Acadia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Jacques Weil Company

Photographed By Mike Waldon, September 13, 2013

1. Jacques Weil Company Marker

Inscription. Jacques Weil and brothers, Edmond and Gontran, came to Rayne from Paris in 1901 and established a mercantile business that shipped frogs to restaurants and universities across the country. The business became a landmark in the area, expanding the unique frogging industry into gigantic proportions - exporting as much as 10,000 pounds of frog legs in a week.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.

Location. 30° 14.103′ N, 92° 16.073′ W. Marker is in Rayne, Louisiana, in Acadia Parish. Marker is at the intersection of East Texas Avenue (U.S. 90) and South Polk Street, on the left when traveling west on East Texas Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 192 E Texas Ave, Rayne LA 70578, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Rayne Depot Square (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); People's Drug Store (about 300 feet away); St. Joseph's Catholic Church & Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Louisiana Frog Company (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pouppeville (approx. ¾ mile away); The Bernard Bertrand Home (approx. 0.9 miles away); Crowley Louisiana Post Office 1913

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(approx. 6.4 miles away); Senator John F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign Speech (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rayne.

Regarding Jacques Weil Company. Rayne is often called the "Frog Capital of the World."

Also see . . . Jacques Weil at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on September 18, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2013, by Mike Waldon of Lafayette, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 2,163 times since then and 1,086 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 16, 2013, by Mike Waldon of Lafayette, Louisiana. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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