Historical Marker
Bayou Heron Graveyard
Historical marker location:
Chackbay, Louisiana
( Marker is on State Highway 20 east of Farmer Lane, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1991
Louisiana was a slave state before the American Civil War, and the state played a significant role in the Civil War. The Battle of Port Hudson, which took place in Louisiana in 1863, was the longest siege in American history.