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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D1Q_19th-century-outhouse-c-1890_Opelousas-LA.html
19th Century Outhouse, c.1890. . . Originally located in the community of Prairie Rhonde, next to the Emar Andrepont home, this 19th century cabinette was donated by the family of Dewey Ledoux and moved to the village in 1992. While outhouses typ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27FF_atchafalaya-floodway_Krotz-Springs-LA.html
The Atchafalaya Basin is made up of three floodways - The West Atchafalaya Floodway, The Morganza Floodway and the Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway - which together are designed to move floodwaters south to the Gulf of Mexico. Prior to the Mississ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25M1_bayou-courtableau-at-bayou-teche-headwaters_Port-Barre-LA.html
Steamboat travel was frequently affected by low water, immovable rafts of debris, underwater snags and shifting sandbars, including one at the junction of Bayou Courtableau and the Atchafalaya River called Le Petit Diable ("The Little Devil").Befo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25LN_bayou-courtableau_Washington-LA.html
The width of Bayou Courtableau at the Town of Washington was too narrow to maintain steamboat operations until a turning basin was completed in 1848, allowing steamboats to reverse course and head back downstream.Originally called the Opelousas Ri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25KI_st-landry-catholic-cemetery_Opelousas-LA.html
Side 1Established circa 1798; Opelousas oldest cemetery. Located on land donated by Michel Prudhomme in 1796. It is the final resting place of numerous New York Orphan Train Riders and many veterans of wars dating back to the American Revolution. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25JF_louisiana-memorial-methodist-church_Opelousas-LA.html
The first Methodist Church in Louisiana began here in 1805 and is called "The Cradle of Louisiana Methodism."The first conference of Louisiana Methodists convened here in 1847.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25JA_atchafalaya-river_Krotz-Springs-LA.html
The Flood Control Act of 1966 authorized the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water Project, which provided funding for the construction of the system that now transfers water from the Atchafalaya River into Bayou Teche and the Vermilion River.Efforts to con…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25J2_louisiana-memorial-united-methodist-church_Opelousas-LA.html
In 1805, Elisha W. Bowman was sent as a Missionary to Louisiana by Bishops Whatcoat and Asbury, reaching Appelousas territory in late 1805. He organized a Methodist Society in Opelousas early in 1806, which was as near as can be ascertained, the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21KP_rosa-b-scott-anderson_Opelousas-LA.html
On June 20, 1994, an assault occurred at Fairchild Air Force Base by a gunman during which 4 personnel were killed and 23 wounded. Rosa B., a civilian nurse at the base hospital, risked her life as a first responder to prevent further loss of life…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21J6_j-s-clark-high-school_Opelousas-LA.html
The J.S. Clark walkway is a tribute to J.S. Clark High School, its faculty, staff, students and the people of Opelousas, Louisiana.J.S. Clark High School was an endemic institution located at 1100 E. Leo Street in Opelousas, Louisiana. The school …