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re: Louisiana during the Wild West days?
Posted on 7/6/26 at 1:59 pm to stout
Posted on 7/6/26 at 1:59 pm to stout
Fun fact: Zwolle has a band of Lipan Apache. The Apache used to live on the southern plains. When the Comanche acquired horses and began expanding their range, they drove most of the Apache west into New Mexico and Arizona. One band went east and ended up in what is now Sabine Parish.
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Posted on 7/6/26 at 2:03 pm to FAT SEXY
I would've taken the northern route home me
Posted on 7/6/26 at 2:06 pm to FAT SEXY
I remember reading that Dave Rudabaugh spent some time in Louisiana, but I don’t remember the source.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 4:42 pm to FAT SEXY
I recall reading that John Wesley Hardin spent some time hiding out in north Louisiana, Shreveport maybe, on his way to Florida where he was eventually captured.
This post was edited on 7/6/26 at 5:45 pm
Posted on 7/6/26 at 4:50 pm to FAT SEXY
Eugene Bunch, also known as Captain J. F. Gerard, was a school teacher turned train robber. Bunch was always a gentleman during the four years he robbed trains.
Born in Mississippi, Bunch was well-educated and enlisted in the Civil War in Louisiana in May 1861. He served in Company E. of the Third Louisiana Calvary. After the war ended, he married a girl from a neighboring parish. He worked as a school teacher in Louisiana when the couple moved to Gainesville, Texas, where he edited a local newspaper. Allegedly, he also became heavily involved in gambling, and perhaps, for this reason, he turned to train robbery.
Along with a few other bandits, the group robbed trains in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi from 1888 to 1892. Upon arriving on the train, Bunch always spoke softly to the express car messengers, telling them that if they did not open their safes, he would “blow their brains out.” Before robbing the train’s passengers, he always politely introduced himself as Captain J. F. Gerard. To train passengers, he tipped his hat to the ladies and didn’t take their handbags. Though he was just as gentlemanly to the men, he did, however, take their wallets.
For the four years Bunch operated, he robbed six trains, making off with more than $30,000. But for Bunch, like many others, it wasn’t to last. After making his largest robbery in 1892, taking some $20,000 from a train near New Orleans, he was heavily pursued by Pinkerton agents. Before long, they tracked him to a swamp in Louisiana and, on August 21, 1892, shot and killed him and his cohorts. He is buried in Franklinton, Louisiana.
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This post was edited on 7/6/26 at 5:23 pm
Posted on 7/6/26 at 5:21 pm to LimbHangger81
Pat Garrett grew up near Homer. Local folklore holds that Frank and Jesse James hid out for a time on the Kemp plantation in Tensas Parish but It's never been confirmed AFAIK.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 5:22 pm to MobileJosh
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Natchez MS claims the Sandbar fight, not LA.
Natchez has much more of a Louisiana vibe than it does Mississippi.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 6:25 pm to Jim Rockford
I went to college with several kids from Zwolle area, and most claimed to be Indian or part Indian. There are some weird last names in that area. Ebarb, Ezernack, Paddie.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 7:28 pm to Demonbengal
Some of the Nightriders are buried at Zion Baptist Church in Zion
Posted on 7/6/26 at 7:35 pm to The Torch
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My folks were from the country in North Central Louisiana, I remember my great father telling us that Jesse James or some of his gang held up in the area.
There was a Doctor they used.
My Brother in Law was named James after them. North Central Louisiana is where his family was and still reside. So, there is some merit to what you said
Posted on 7/6/26 at 8:31 pm to FAT SEXY
Leather Britches Smith, baw.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 8:36 pm to FAT SEXY
In the 1800s, American bison were systematically eliminated from Louisiana. While hundreds historically migrated into the rolling hills of the western part of the state in the winter, the last known wild bison in Louisiana was killed in the early 1870s in the Peason Ridge area of Kisatchie National Forest.
I always found this interesting.
I always found this interesting.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 8:48 pm to stout
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Still some redbones here.
Two redbones kissin in the back seat
Posted on 7/6/26 at 9:42 pm to theCrusher
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In the 1800s, American bison were systematically eliminated from Louisiana. While hundreds historically migrated into the rolling hills of the western part of the state in the winter, the last known wild bison in Louisiana was killed in the early 1870s in the Peason Ridge area of Kisatchie National Forest.
I really did not know this….it is a shame, really.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 11:43 pm to stout
“Still some redbones here”
I used to work with a nurse from down that way.I kinda suspected she was ( her hair and coloration).I took care of her grandmother once,she definitely looked to have a good bit of Indian(feather)ancestory.
One day she told me she was a redbone and laughed.
She was absolutely gorgeous.
I used to work with a nurse from down that way.I kinda suspected she was ( her hair and coloration).I took care of her grandmother once,she definitely looked to have a good bit of Indian(feather)ancestory.
One day she told me she was a redbone and laughed.
She was absolutely gorgeous.
Posted on 7/6/26 at 11:57 pm to theCrusher
I knew they came to LA but thought the last ones were earlier in the 1800s.
They went as far down as the Acadian prairie also.
They went as far down as the Acadian prairie also.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 12:22 am to GREENHEAD22
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The Opelousas Cattle Trail, which ran from San Antonio to New Orleans, actually predates the more renowned Chisholm and Goodnight-Loving Trails cattle drives. Established in the late 18th century, this trail was instrumental in transporting cattle from Texas to the markets of New Orleans, playing a crucial role in the early cattle industry.
The trail's origins trace back to 1779 when Francisco Garcia led approximately 2,000 head of cattle from San Antonio to New Orleans, marking one of the earliest recorded cattle drives in the United States. The route began in San Antonio, Texas, and traversed eastward through East Texas, crossing the Sabine River near Beaumont, and continued through Opelousas, Louisiana, before reaching New Orleans.
The Opelousas Trail was a network of paths rather than a single defined route. Cattle drivers faced challenges including river crossings, dense forests, swamps, and the threat of cattle rustlers.
The trail gained prominence in the post-Civil War era as cattle prices soared. Texas cattle, purchasable for as little as $3 per head, could fetch up to $30 in New Orleans, making the drive highly profitable despite its dangers. Ranchers capitalized on this opportunity, driving thousands of cattle along the trail and amassing considerable wealth.
The advent of the railroad in the late 19th century led to the decline of the Opelousas Trail. The Southern Pacific Railroad's expansion provided a more efficient means of transporting cattle to market, rendering the overland journey obsolete. Despite its eventual decline, the trail's legacy endures as a testament to the resilience and ingenuity of early American cattlemen.
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Posted on 7/7/26 at 12:34 am to Jim Rockford
Pat Garrett was three years old, when his father purchased the John Greer plantation in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
He left 15 years later after both of his parents passed.
He left 15 years later after both of his parents passed.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 2:20 am to Ghost of Colby
I went down a rabbit hole tonight and discovered this:
Texas outlaw Wild Bill Longley was captured by Nacogdoches County Sheriff Milton Mast on June 6, 1877.
He was hiding out under an alias on a secluded farm in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, where authorities took him completely by surprise without a struggle. He was then returned to Texas to stand trial for murder.
Texas outlaw Wild Bill Longley was captured by Nacogdoches County Sheriff Milton Mast on June 6, 1877.
He was hiding out under an alias on a secluded farm in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, where authorities took him completely by surprise without a struggle. He was then returned to Texas to stand trial for murder.
This post was edited on 7/7/26 at 2:21 am
Posted on 7/7/26 at 3:12 am to stout
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Especially when you get in the piney woods close to the Sabine.
Ebarb, Hebert, Sepulvado, Manshack etc.
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