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Valcour Aime

François-Gabriel "Valcour" Aime (1797–1867) was an American sugar planter, slave owner, and was involved in the large-scale refining of sugar. Known as the "Louis XIV of Louisiana," he was reputedly the wealthiest slave owner in the South.
Aime owned a plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, called the St. James Refinery Plantation, but it became known as Le Petit Versailles due to its size. (The plantation mansion burned down during the Winter of 1916-17)