Metairie: A Tongue of Land to Pasture

It belonged to Longamougoulache who sold it to me for an axe and a knife.

Since the Colapissas fused with the Mougoulachas around and since the latter were temporarily friendly with the Bayougoulas, at least some Colapissas became acquainted with Father du Ru. The missionary entered in his Journal this passage: His Journal entries for May 1 and 2 are revealing: They are surrounded by a palisade of pointed stakes ever since the invasion of the Chickasaws. The latter attacked two villages of the Colapissas and entirely destroyed them and carried off about fifty people. They had two Englishmen at their head.

The people of these two villages are refugees living in cabins made of bark until they erect their dwellings. Altogether, there are five hundred souls gathered here. We estimate that three hundred are able-bodied men. This nation is one of the most civilized I have seen in this country. The chief and the most important men came to meet M.

The cabin, where they have put us to sleep has not been emptied either of its provisions, or of the men who come to look at us. Written by a respected historian in the mid's, Metairie: A Tongue of Land to Pasture has recently been re-printed in softbound form.

The book is available in local bookstores and is available for viewing at any parish library. The book was published in and is available in local bookstores.

It is available in most bookstores and on Amazon. Written by respected Westwego historians, the book is available for purchase at the Westwego Historical Museum located at Sala Ave. Written by the authority on the subject, this book profiles the life and legacy of the somewhat controversial, antebellum benefactor to local public schools. Published in by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, details may be found at www.

Written by a longtime resident of Metairie, Metairie, of Arcadia Books' Images of America Series, chronicles the origins of one of Jefferson Parish's largest communities. Dozens of rare old maps and photographs illustrate the development of this suburb of New Orleans. Published , available via www. Written by a former correspondent and bureau chief for the New Orleans States-Item, Oschner's provides an informal look at the history of one of Jefferson Parish's largest employers and its largest private medical facility, located on Jefferson Highway.

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Published , available from Louisiana State University Press. Matrana Following on his success with Lost Plantation: Jefferson Parish Politicians of the Past and Present: Bezou Written by a respected historian in the mid's, Metairie: Westwego Remembered By Daniel P. Leighton Ciravolo Written by the authority on the subject, this book profiles the life and legacy of the somewhat controversial, antebellum benefactor to local public schools.