Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
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Bank of Lafourche Building
Bank of Lockport
Bayou Boeuf Elementary School
Bayou Boeuf Settlement
Bouverans Plantation House
Breaux House
Building at 108 Green Street
Chanticleer Gift Shop
Chatchie Plantation House
Citizens Bank of Lafourche
Dansereau House
Frost House
Golden Meadow High School
Grand Theatre
House at 816 Jackson Street
Lafourche Parish Courthouse
Lamartina Building
Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation
Ledet House
Lefort House
McCulla House
Merchants and Planters Bank
Nicholls, Francis T., Junior College Main Building
Peltier House
Peltier, Harvey Andrew, Sr., House
Percy-Lobdell Building
Rienzi Plantation House
Riviere Building
Riviere House
Robichaux House
Saint Joseph's Co-Cathedral and Rectory
St. John's Episcopal Church and Cemetery
Thibodaux, Jean Baptiste, House
Toups, Zephirin, Sr., House
Vives House
White, Edward Douglass, House
1860 Schaubhut Family Cemetery
Acadia Plantation
Allen Chapel AME Church
Archibald Mackenzie
Battle Of Lafourche Crossing
Baudoin - Foret School
Bayou Boeuf Elementary School
Bayou Boeuf Veterans Memorial
Bayou Heron Graveyard
Bouverans Plantation House
City of Thibodaux / Ville de Thibodaux
Clotilda Plantation
Confluence Of Bayous
Cote Blanche
Curole House
Denise C. Borne School House
Edward D. White House
Fayette Clay Ewing
Felix Grundy Winder
First American Casualty Of WW II
Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls
Francis Tillou Nicholls
Galliano
George Seth Guion
Georgiana Malvina Suthon
Golden Meadow
Golden Meadow High School
Holy Savior Cemetery
James Frost
James Mcallister
John A. Lovell
John Carlton Beatty
John Nelson & Andrew Jackson Donelson
Lafourche Parish Court House
Larose
Laurel Valley
Leeville
Leeville Cemetery
Leighton
Leonidas Polk
Lockport
Marcus Pennington Zills
Mary King Fulford
Morgan Springer
Moses, Allen Chapel, Calvary Cemeteries
Naquin Settlement
Our Confederate Dead
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church
Philip Sargent Armitage
Rev. Daniel McNair
Richard Henry Allen
Rienzi Plantation House
Saint Joseph Church
Silas T. Grisamore
Site of Mount Carmel Academy
St. Charles Borromeo Church
St. John's Episcopal Church
St. John's Historic Cemetery
St. Joseph Cemetery
St. Joseph Co-Cathedral
St. Mary's Cemetery
St. Mary's Nativity Church
The St. Joseph Cemetery Calvary-Grotto Shrine
Vacherie-Gheens
Whitmell Pugh Martin
William Alexander Shaffer
During the antebellum period, Lafourche Parish became an important center for agriculture, particularly the cultivation of sugarcane. Large plantations were established, relying heavily on enslaved labor. The prosperous sugar industry brought considerable wealth to the area, resulting in the construction of grand plantation homes and the growth of towns such as Thibodaux.
Lafourche Parish played a significant role during the Civil War, as it served as a vital supply route for the Confederate forces. Union troops targeted the area, and battles were fought along Bayou Lafourche. Despite the war's devastating impact on the local economy, the sugarcane industry rebounded in the post-war years, bolstered by free labor from formerly enslaved individuals.
In the 20th century, Lafourche Parish continued to thrive economically, with the oil and gas industry becoming a major player in the region. The discovery of oil deposits in the Gulf of Mexico brought an influx of workers and further development to the area. Today, Lafourche Parish remains an active hub for both agricultural and industrial activities, embracing its unique cultural heritage while adapting to modern challenges and opportunities.
Brief timeline of the history of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana:
- 1807 - Lafourche Parish is established as an original parish in the Territory of Orleans.
- 1812 - Louisiana becomes a state, and Lafourche Parish is fully recognized as part of it.
- 1847 - Thibodaux is incorporated as the first town in Lafourche Parish.
- 1861-1865 - Lafourche Parish is heavily impacted by the American Civil War, with battles and military occupation taking place.
- 1894 - Lafourche Parish Courthouse is completed in Thibodaux.
- 1926 - The last commercial steamboat on Bayou Lafourche makes its final trip.
- 1969 - Hurricane Camille causes significant damage to Lafourche Parish.
- 1974 - The Leeville Bridge, connecting Lafourche Parish to Port Fourchon, is completed.
- 2010 - Lafourche Parish celebrates its bicentennial.
This timeline provides a condensed summary of the historical journey of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.