Born November 21, 1926 - New Roads, Louisiana
Died August 23, 2015 New Roads, Louisiana
EDUCATION
Louisiana State University (1940-1942) (1944-1946)
MILITARY
1942 WWII Volunteer - Deployed to Philippines & Japan
1973 Entered . . . — — Map (db m238295) HM
Born January 15, 1920 - Hawkins, Tennessee
Married Marie Anita Hunter - New Roads, Louisiana
Died December 2, 2004 - New Roads, Louisiana
EDUCATION
Louisiana State University - 1938-1942
LSU ROTC 1942 Commissioned Second Lieutenant . . . — — Map (db m238301) HM
Originally the main channel of the Mississippi River, today False River is an oxbow lake—a horseshoe-shaped bend the Mississippi left behind when it changed course between 1713 and 1722. Originally the main channel of the Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m110715) HM
During his more than forty years of service with the Marine Corps, John A. Lejeune participated in campaigns in Panama, Cuba, Mexico, France and Germany. He led the famed 2nd Division, American Expeditionary Force, during World War I with valor . . . — — Map (db m86564) HM WM
The common denominator of all Marine Corps virtues is "respect." Therefore, it would, indeed, be difficult, if not impossible to find a Marine, past or present, who has earned our respect more than Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune, . . . — — Map (db m108224) HM
Born January 10, 1867- Raccourci, Louisiana
Died November 20, 1942- Baltimore, Maryland
MILITARY HISTORY
1881- Attended LSU- Appointed To U.S. Naval Academy - Graduated in 1888
Graduated From U.S. Army War College in 1910
MILITARY . . . — — Map (db m238209) HM
Born September 15, 1947- Lakeland Louisiana
Education: Southern University and A&M College
Bachelor's Degree in Vocational Agriculture
ROTC TRAINING AT SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
Entered the U.S. Army as Infantry Officer of U.S. Army Combat . . . — — Map (db m238210) HM
Chief Justice Catherine D. Kimball began her judicial career as the first
female elected to the 18th Judicial District Court. Affectionally known
to many as "Kitty," Chief Justice Kimball stands as one of Louisiana's most
prominent . . . — — Map (db m238108) HM
Born February 10, 1967 - New Roads, Louisiana
EDUCATION
Louisiana State University - Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology
United States Army College Mss Strategic Studies
1990 ROTC 2nd Lt. Commission
1998 Lt. Col. Transfer from Army to . . . — — Map (db m238267) HM
Born January 18, 1912 - New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish
Died May 22, 1964 - Plane Crash in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
1934 - Graduated Louisiana State University Law School
MILITARY
1943 - Enlisted in Army Reserve
February 1, 1945 Lt. . . . — — Map (db m238211) HM
Born September 1995 New Roads, Louisiana.
Loyala University New Orleans, Lousiana Bachelor's Degree
Distinguished Military Graduate
Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant ROTC
MILITARY SCHOOLS
Instructor Training Course
Arms & Services Staff . . . — — Map (db m238266) HM
Significant prehistoric flooding in this area of the Mississippi River occurred through the breaches in the river's natural levees along the Pointe Coupée coast, which was vulnerable to erosion and overtopping by floodwaters.The “Old . . . — — Map (db m114329) HM
In 1823 the first Church of St. Mary of False River was built, and at that time a cross was erected on the banks of False River. It stood on this spot for many years as a sign to all of the life won for us by Christ.The cross which stands here . . . — — Map (db m108125) HM
Near this tree, within the walls
of Poydras College were written
the immortal lines of
"Maryland, My Maryland"
by James Ryder Randall
Born in Baltimore, Maryland
January 1st, 1839
Died in Augusta, Georgia January 14th 1908
Poem . . . — — Map (db m85522) HM
On April 8, 1764 the first cemetery in Pointe Coupée was
solemnly blessed. It surrounded the old St. Francis Church
built on the banks of the Mississippi river near Waterloo.
In 1865 Father Joseph Philibert Gutton, first pastor of St.
Mary of . . . — — Map (db m238107) HM