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Parlange, Louisiana
Parlange (pronounced Parr lawn ja) was the name of a community located in southern Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community was along Louisiana Highway 1, on the banks of False River (Louisiana), False River. History Just northeast of Parlange is a plantation home known as Parlange Plantation. The plantation was named for Charles Parlange, a Frenchman. The home was originally owned by Marquis Vincent de Ternant. Parlange was the childhood home of Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, Virginie Amelie Gautreau (née Avegno), descendant of the Marquis and the infamous ''Madam X'' of the John Singer Sargent portrait in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. From 1902 to 1904, a post office served the surrounding community.Lockhart, John M. "Roadmap to the Westside," The Riverside Reader', January 21, 2008, p.10 References Baton Rouge metropolitan area Ghost towns in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana {{Louisiana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Pointe Coupee Parish ( or ; french: Paroisse de la Pointe-Coupée) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,802; in 2020, its population was 20,758. The parish seat is New Roads. Pointe Coupee Parish is part of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010, the center of population of Louisiana was located in Pointe Coupee Parish, in the city of New Roads. History Point Coupee is the oldest settlement on the lower Mississippi, having been made by some wandering Canadian trappers as early as 1708. Bienville established this place as a military post, before the commencement of New Orleans. The fort was moved in 1722 to an area near the present St. Francisville Ferry landing. After several floods, Governor Luis de Unzaga in 1772 moved the European settlement to a new post, the so-called Post Unzaga. Recently, historians Cazorla and Polo, from the Louis de Unzaga Historical Society research team, usin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |