The United States Army GHQ (General Headquarters) Maneuvers of 1941 were held throughout western Louisiana. These important war games helped to prepare the Army for its future involvement in W. W....
Named for James A. Kinder, who received a homestead certificate for land in 1892. Kansas City, Watkins, and Gulf Railway arrived in 1890. Kinder was incorporated as a village in 1903. Patrick E....
This property served as the first African-American school in Allen Parish until 1945.The land was deeded to the church in 1911 by Julian and his wife Modeste Captain.*School established in...
Le 21 septembre 1901 á Evangéline, á 5 milles au nord-est, le forage du puits no. 1 Jules Clement de la compagnie "Jennings Oil" fut terminé par W. Scott Heywood et ses associés. C'est ainsi...
The first oil strike in the State of Louisiana was made on September 21, 1901 on the farm of Jules Clement in the community of Evangeline. The well was known as both Jules Clement No. 1 and...
Established 1906. In 1906, the Long Bell Lumber Company of Kansas City, Missouri, under the leadership of Robert A. Long, began building a premier sawmill at Longville, Louisiana. The...
A memorial to the pioneers of Sugartown (early outpost of Southwest Louisiana), whose courage and fortitude helped subdue the historic "Neutral Territory" of the Sabine-Rio Hondo Strip,...
Placed in Memory of L.C."Snook" MyersBorn Dec. 21, 1926 Died March 16, 1970On March 16, 1970, L.C.died as the result of a house fire. He served the community with pride and love...
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Among first to record Cajun music, bridging old and new tunes, and dances influenced generations. Pomeroy Legends and Lores #87
EnglishOriginal site of Arnestor Johnson's Dry Goods Store. Said to be the first to sell Cajun boudin in the 1940s. A south Louisiana delicacy.FrenchLe premier site du Magasin de Grosserie...
On March 5, 2007, three months prior to his death while conducting a dismounted patrol SSG Cole's element came under heavy enemy machine gun fire from the north and west. One of SSG Cole's...
One block from this site stood Ball's Auditorium from 1945 to 1995. Here, Reginald Ball, Sr. operated a trade school to help returning World War II African- American veterans obtain jobs through...
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The Old Confederate Military Road 1862-1865 in 1862, when the Federal troops captured New Orleans and blockaded the mouth of the Mississippi River. Taylor's army, then in Central...
Louisiana High School Hall of Famer, R.S. Killen, coached from 1924-1950. In 1944, this stadium was named Killen Field in his honor. The name was revoked in 1953 due to a state law barring...
Goldband Records was founded in 1945 by Eddie Shuler to record the music of his band “The All- Star Revelers” and later to record music created by other regional musicians. The record label...