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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B98_edward-v-loustalot_Franklin-LA.html
2nd Lieutenant,1st Ranger Battalion.He was a native of Franklin, Louisiana.Killed in Dieppe raidin France, August 19, 1942.Loustalot was the firstAmerican soldier to dieon European soil in World War II.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27FX_east-cote-blanche-bay_Franklin-LA.html
While deltas east of here are adding land, East Cote Blanche has been retreating due to erosion, subsidence and land loss-issues that are affecting mot of coastal Louisiana.East Cote Blanche Bay is part of a remnant delta complex that was once the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2647_bayou-teche_Franklin-LA.html
At its peak, Franklin was the largest steamboat port on Bayou Teche, a major early transportation route that directly influenced early English settlers here.Throughout the 1800s, the 125-mile Bayou Teche was the main transportation route through t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2639_bayou-teche_Franklin-LA.html
The diverse land along the Bayou Teche provides critical habitat for numerous native species, including the elusive Louisiana black bear. Bayou Teche is one of the most important bayous in south Louisiana. A former channel of the Mississippi Rive…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM262N_bayou-teche_Jeanerette-LA.html
According to Chitimacha legend, the imprint of a giant dying snake was left in the soil, and later became the twisty Bayou Teche as it filled in with water.No one knows exactly how the 125-mile Bayou Teche got its name, but according to one popula…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM262I_bayou-teche_Franklin-LA.html
OverviewBayou Teche is the only National Wildlife Refuge established with the specific mission of protecting and managing a population of bears. Its 9,028 acres preserve habitat for the Louisiana black bear, a federally threatened subspecies of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM245T_cypress-swamps_Patterson-LA.html
Like redwoods, cypress trees can live a long time and grow to fantastic sizes. Prior to largescale logging, south Louisiana and the Atchafalaya Basin were full of large stands of giant cypress.Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) trees and swamps are…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM242W_atchafalaya-river_Morgan-City-LA.html
The first Atchafalaya levee or wall constructed in 1946 was 13 feet tall on both sides of the river. Subsequent floods resulted in its redesign and expansion to the current 21-foot-wall, built after the flood on 1973.The Atchafalaya River, the fif…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM242V_the-governor-jared-young-sanders-memorial-monument_Morgan-City-LA.html
Panel 1Jared Young Sanders IIIBorn January 29, 1944onAvoca PlantationDied March 23, 1944inBaton Rouge.ProgressPanel 2Governor1908-1912Congressman6th District1917-1921Good RoadsPanel 3"A Son of Old St. Mary"Panel 4State Representative1892-18961898-…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM242T_atchafalaya-river_Morgan-City-LA.html
Because the lower Atchafalaya River is near the Gulf, this area is a popular shipping departure point. But challenges such as combating sedimentation and the close proximity of the three bridges sometimes cause difficulties for river traffic.The 1…
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