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Joseph Arsenne Breaux
Joseph Arsenne Breaux (February 18, 1838 – July 26, 1926) was an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1890 to 1904, serving as chief justice from 1904 to 1914, and a reformer in education. Breaux was of Acadian The Acadians (french: Acadiens , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Most Acadians live in the region of Acadia, as it is the region where the de ... ( Cajun) descent. He was the son of Jean Baptiste Breaux and his wife, the former Margaret Walsh, who was raised by Comeaux. He was born on the family plantation in Bayou Goula Iberville Parish, Louisiana a thriving town in the early 19th century. He studied at Georgetown College in Kentucky and then at Tulane University, graduating from the later in 1859. In 1861 he married Eugenie Mille, the daughter of Thomas Mille from Iberville Parish. Breaux joined the Confederate States of America and fought in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana Justice Joseph A
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bordered by the state of Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties, making it one of only two U.S. states not subdivided into counties (the other being Alaska and its boroughs). The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans, with a population of roughly 383,000 people. Some Louisiana urban environments have a multicultural, multilingual heritage, being so strongly influenced by a mixture of 18th century Louisiana French people, Louisiana French, Dominican Creoles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
