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Fausse Pointe (later Dugasville) Historical Marker (Loreauville (Ozaire Loreau) in Iberia Parish, Louisiana)
About 200 destitute Acadians, former prisoners of the British in Halifax, Nova Scotia, arrived in New Orleans in February 1765. Offered fertile land in the Attakapas District of what is now south-central Louisiana, these exiles reached Bayou Teche in May to settle a region soon called Nouvelle-Acadie (New Acadia). At least 39 of these Acadians died soon after in an epidemic, and some families subsequently relocated to land along the Mississippi River. However, most remained on the oxbow of the Teche called Fausse Pointe, centered around present-day Loreauville. The Fausse Pointe families tended crops, raised cattle, and grew in numbers. Some moved north along the Teche in 1770-1771 to establish another settlement at what is now the village of Parks. Familes from these two communities began to spread in 1776 to the upper and lower Teche, as well as to Bayous Tortue, Vermilion, Lafayette,and Carencro. From there, new generations of Acadians would populate the vast prairies of southwestern Louisiana. The Acadians of Fausse Pointe made a lasting mark on local culture and history. Their descendants now reside not only in south Louisiana's bayou country, but also all along the central Gulf Coast.
Many died from a fever epidemic early on including my ancestor "the old resistance fighter" Joseph dit Beausoleil Broussard.Buried at Camp Beausoleil somewhere.
(Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, July 14, 2023)
From the Historical Marker Database.
The marker is a block from the Loreauville City Hall on the Teche.City Hall is at 103 S. Main St..
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