Tales of Yesterday
Thu, 06/13/2024 - 7:44pm
Louisiana natives fought in the American Revolutionary War on the side of the colonial rebels.
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The cotton gins of Church Point
Fri, 05/24/2024 - 1:07pm
Like most of southern Louisiana, the countryside around Church Point is covered by rich agricultural land.
Tales of Yesterday
Tue, 04/23/2024 - 2:43pm
It was 1971 and President Richard Nixon’s policy of “Vietnamization” was in full swing. Its stated goal was to train and equip South Vietnamese soldiers to take a bigger role the Vietnam War.
A tombstone mystery
Fri, 03/22/2024 - 12:49am
Recently, workers at Evangeline Brokerage, a Church Point lumberyard, were cleaning out a long-forgotten corner of an old warehouse when they pulled out a small, but heavy, crate.
Iroquois War brought Roy Family to America
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 12:47pm
Long before France founded the colony of Louisiana, it had a North American foothold at Québec or, as it was called, New France.