Virgin Island

Historical marker location:

3304 LA-70, Pierre Part, Louisiana

( Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 70 and South Bay Road (State Highway 1015), on the right when traveling south on State Highway 70.)

Louisiana was briefly an independent republic. After declaring independence from Spain in 1810, a group of Louisianans established the Republic of West Florida, which included parts of what is now Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. However, the republic was short-lived, as it was quickly annexed by the United States.