Download or read book History of Avoyelles Parish Louisiana written by Corinne L. Saucier and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1999-05-31 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1943, this comprehensive volume chronicles the history of Avoyelles Parish, from the first Indian settlers to the time of the book's publication. Saucier provides in-depth information about the organization of the parish as it grew out of the Avoyelles Post during the French regime. Throughout the book, Saucier explores the many hardships endured by the first settlers, such as the health and sanitation, relief and welfare organizations, and numerous disasters-most notably the Red River flood of 1927. Saucier also provides the history of institutions, such as churches, education, banking, and journalism, that would serve as a foundation for its future population.
Download or read book Avoyelles written by Eakin, Sue L. and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The parish has a rich history begun by people of many different descents--French, Spanish, English, Scotch-Irish, German, Italian, and Jewish--coming together in mutual respect and peace, but not without the ups and downs that come with the human condition. The books takes the reader on six tours through Avoyelles, from the towns of Marksville and Cocoville to Lake Pearl and Cottonport, giving the reader a penned as well as pictorial background of life in the parish as well as the culture that still thrives within them. Members of the executive board of La Commission des Avoyelles have combed the sections of their parish to bring forth the written and oral history and every old picture that could be found. Brought together in a masterful collection, the pieces document Avoyelles parish, its beginning, its development, and its present.
Download or read book Louisiana Census Records Avoyelles and St Landry Parishes 1810 1820 written by Robert Bruce L. Ardoin and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 1970 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume was part of a short-lived series to encompass the 1810 and 1820 federal censuses for the state of Louisiana. In both volumes the census schedules are transcribed from the original returns, and they include the name of the head of each household, the number of persons in each family, their approximate ages, and their sex. In addition to listing the page reference for the names appearing in the text, each index also includes the years and the parishes under which the names appear.
Download or read book Soil Survey of Avoyelles Parish Louisiana written by Paul G. Martin and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bayou Des Glaises Declaration of a Non navigable Waterway Avoyelles Parish written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Official Journal written by Louisiana. Legislature. Senate and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Official Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Louisiana written by Louisiana. Legislature. Senate and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Forgotten Jews of Avoyelles Parish Louisiana written by Carol Mills-Nichol and published by . This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author takes the reader on a journey through time from the earliest beginnings of the parish, through the Civil War, and two World Wars, and finally, to the last man standing who practices Judaism today in this mostly agrarian section of the state.
Download or read book Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Avoyelles 1890 1990 written by Randy P. DeCuir and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Publications of the Louisiana Historical Society written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains list of members.
Download or read book Dufour Les Creoles Des Avoyelles written by Jeraldine Dufour La Cour and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dufour family was involved in colonizing both Canada and Louisiana in the late 1600's. In 1706, Jean Dufour married Anne Leborgne in Quebec and they later migrated to the New England states. In 1741, another Jean Dufour married Marie Philippe de Coux at the Arkansas Post, and their descendants established in the Avoyelles Prairies, near New Orleans.
Download or read book To Avoyelles with the Couvillons written by Ira S. Couvillon and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adrien Quevillon immigrated from France to Montreal, Québec in 1664, and married Jeanne Hunault at a nearby fishing village. Many descendants changed the surname to Couvillon. Direct descendant, Adrien Amable Couvillon (1751-1812), immigrated from Canada to Pointe Coupee, Louisiana and married Marion Ann Pourceau in 1779. Descendants lived chiefly in Louisiana, with some living in Arkansas, Texas and elsewhere.
Download or read book Annual Report written by Louisiana. Engineers Board and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Board of State Engineers of the State of Louisiana to Governor of Louisiana from written by Louisiana Board of State Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report written by Louisiana Board of State Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Early Baptism Records St Paul the Apostle Catholic Church Avoyelles Parish written by Alberta Rousseau Ducote and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
