Marcour Residence

Historical marker location:

431 Opelousas Ave., Algiers, Louisiana

( Marker is on Opelousas Avenue east of Teche Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Louisiana was originally a French colony, named after King Louis XIV of France. The area was first explored by the French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, in 1682.