Louis Hebert

Historical marker location:

2184 Bushville Hwy, Cecilia, Louisiana

( Marker is at the intersection of Bushville Highway (State Highway 347) and Hilda Calais Road, on the right when traveling north on Bushville Highway.)

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.