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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Charenton

 
Clickable Map of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg St. Mary Parish, LA (53) Assumption Parish, LA (14) Iberia Parish, LA (103) St. Martin Parish, LA (53) Terrebonne Parish, LA (33)  St.MaryParish(53) St. Mary Parish (53)  AssumptionParish(14) Assumption Parish (14)  IberiaParish(103) Iberia Parish (103)  St.MartinParish(53) St. Martin Parish (53)  TerrebonneParish(33) Terrebonne Parish (33)
Franklin is the parish seat for St. Mary Parish
Charenton is in St. Mary Parish
St. Mary Parish (53)  ►
ADJACENT TO ST. MARY PARISH
Assumption Parish (14)  ►
Iberia Parish (103)  ►
St. Martin Parish (53)  ►
Terrebonne Parish (33)  ►
 
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1 ► Louisiana, St. Mary Parish, Charenton — Bayou Teche — Sovereign Nation of the Chitimacha — Atchafalaya Water Heritage Trail —
On Chitimacha Trail (Parish Road 36) near Chitimacha Loop, on the right when traveling south.
According to Chitimacha legend, the imprint of a giant dying snake was left in the soil, and later became the twisty Bayou Teche as it filled in with water.No one knows exactly how the 125-mile Bayou Teche got its name, but according to one . . . — — Map (db m115150) HM
2 ► Louisiana, St. Mary Parish, Charenton — Chitimacha Veterans' Monument —
On Chitimacha Trail (Parish Road 36) east of Apache Lane, on the right when traveling east.
Chitimacha Veterans' Monument In Honor of All Chitimacha Veterans Who Proudly Served Lest We Forget Qapx Kimaa — — Map (db m107961) WM
3 ► Louisiana, St. Mary Parish, Charenton — Welcome to Charenton and the Chitimacha Reservation —
On Parish Road 36 north of Tunica Drive, on the left when traveling south.
Did you know that when you travel the sweeping curve of Bayou Teche into Charenton you're entering another nation? The Chitimacha Tribe's land once encompassed the entire Atchafalaya Basin and now consists of the Chitimacha Reservation . . . — — Map (db m287078) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026