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re: What obscure piece of Louisiana history do you know?
Posted on 5/6/14 at 7:58 am to bencoleman
Posted on 5/6/14 at 7:58 am to bencoleman
Ben- Who lives in the house now? My dad is from Jonesville and I still have family there... just wondering if I know the current tenants.
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Posted on 5/6/14 at 8:31 am to fr33manator
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There are still several out of the way places with what some would term "racist" names.
They aren't on many of the newer maps, but if you look on the older maps, you'll find such gems as:
Google Neg Albert Rd St Martinville
Posted on 5/6/14 at 8:33 am to jimbeam
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My great great great grandfather co founded a town in S.LA
Mine too
Posted on 5/6/14 at 8:39 am to tigerfan84
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Somewhere in cenla it rained fish
The Crawfish Book by Glen Pitre talked about this. They have no idea what caused it. It was a storm so possibly a tornado.
Posted on 5/6/14 at 9:02 am to adavis
Adavis why don't you email me at bencoleman1963@gmail.com so I don't have to air the jonesville family's name out
Posted on 5/6/14 at 12:36 pm to bencoleman
Last naval battle of the American Revolutionary War in Louisiana was off the shore in Mandeville.
There is a historical marker across from PYC!
Battle of Lake Pontchartrain
BTW great thread!
There is a historical marker across from PYC!
Battle of Lake Pontchartrain
BTW great thread!
Posted on 5/6/14 at 1:08 pm to HooDooWitch
Steve Kuhnau, the founder of Smoothie King went to my high school, St. Paul's, in Covington, LA.
Posted on 5/6/14 at 1:18 pm to LSUgusto
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The first city of Lafayette was founded between New Orleans and Carrollton.
When New Orleans annexed Lafayette, it freed the name up for use by the town of Vermilionville.
Lafayette Cemeteries #1 and #2 along Washington Avenue in New Orleans are named after the old city.
So fitting......
Posted on 5/6/14 at 1:18 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
When Francis T Nichols was nominated for Governor after the Civil War the nominator said, "I'd like to nominate Francis Nichols, or whats left of him, for Governor". COL Nichols lost an arm and a leg in two different battles.
Posted on 5/6/14 at 1:28 pm to bencoleman
Ya'll really believe that bullshite story about that woman 
Why, because of a fricking newspaper article? Those are the most dishonest, slanted stories out there.
Why, because of a fricking newspaper article? Those are the most dishonest, slanted stories out there.
Posted on 5/6/14 at 3:43 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
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Many of the French settlers who, in fact, were forced to come to Louisiana (criminals, ne'r-do-wells, prostitutes, and general low-lifes) had no work ethic and immediately became wards of the French government. They were pretty much worthless and were a drain on the French treasury.
Oh how history repeats itself hahaha
Posted on 5/6/14 at 3:56 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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Ya'll really believe that bullshite story about that woman Why, because of a fricking newspaper article? Those are the most dishonest, slanted stories out there
Please tell me you are not that stupid. It doesn't make any difference whether she could do anything or not, that is not even close to the point. Idiot.
Posted on 5/6/14 at 3:58 pm to bencoleman
Yeah I just don't get what's so intriguing about the story... But whatever gets y'all's panties wet calling family members is fine with me.... I just don't get what's so fascinating about some bullshite story from 80 years ago.
Posted on 5/6/14 at 4:05 pm to SuperSaint
Because I was born and raised about a mile from there and have never heard of her and I was curious. If it doesn't interest you, your dumbass doesn't have to post about it. So STFU.
Posted on 5/6/14 at 4:07 pm to SuperSaint
What's even worse is I just wasted my 7000th post on your dumb arse.
Posted on 5/6/14 at 4:08 pm to bencoleman
Well it doesn't interest me in the slightest, and I won't stfu about it.... It's probably one of the more lame facts in the entire thread to be honest.
Eta what's even worst is you have wasted 7000 post it looks like
Eta what's even worst is you have wasted 7000 post it looks like
This post was edited on 5/6/14 at 4:09 pm
Posted on 5/6/14 at 4:12 pm to SuperSaint
I actually enjoyed the little known facts in this thread but by all means come in here and shite all over it because you don't like it.
Posted on 5/6/14 at 4:17 pm to SuperSaint
Hey SS, little known fact, Im from Vermilion Parish.....
Posted on 5/6/14 at 4:18 pm to Pectus
Leonard Skynard was on their way to play in BR when their plane went down killing their leader Ronnie Van Zant, The Big Bopper & Buddy Holly.
Posted on 5/6/14 at 4:20 pm to elprez00
Huey Long's favorite drink was the Ramos Gin Fizz. He flew a New Orleans bartender up to New York in 1935 to teach the bartenders there how to properly make the drink.
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