Over 200 persons were killed when a giant tidal wave hit last island, 45 miles south of Houma, on June 10, 1856. The resort was a playground for southern aristocrats. Fishermen (with boats) call it a Sportsman's Paradise.Francais: . . . — — Map (db m121415) HM
Slow-moving waters, exotic birds, buzzing insects, and underwater ripples reminds us that this is a wild place, as unpredictable as the shifting ground we stand upon. In these untamed wetlands - not quite solid land, not quite open water - what is . . . — — Map (db m121193) HM
Born Albany, New York, 1769. Died at his plantation near
this place, 1827. "Father of Terrebone Parish" and Acting-Governor of Louisiana, 1824. — — Map (db m92136) HM