Cote Blanche

Historical marker location:

Cut Off, Louisiana

( Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (State Highway 1) and West 79th Street, on the right when traveling south on West Main Street.)

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.