The area known as Fort Lawrence was originally called "Beaubassin" by the French in 1671 and "Chignecto" by the Indians.
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The Beaubassin Planning Commission helps the municipalities and rural communities to anticipate these needs and these problems by preparing municipal and rural plans and by advising the municipalities and the rural communities on the BY-LAWS and REGULATIONS proposed for adoption.
The Beaubassin Planning Commission is different from the other regional organisms by its exclusivity on urbanism and planning.
The Beaubassin Planning Commission wants to be distinguished from the other New Brunswick planning commissions by its vitality, its pro-active attitude and its innovation.
A 1682 list of 11 men at Beaubassin who didn’t accept the concession contracts were Pierre Morin, Guyou Chiasson, Michel Poirier, Roger Kessy, Claude Du Gast, Germaine and Guillaume Bourgeois, Germaine Giroir, Jean Aubin Migneaux, Jacques Belou, and Thomas Cormier.
Beaubassin was the first and major settlement on the Chignecto isthmus.
The old Beaubassin nucleus (described by Morris) was about 50 houses along the Missaguash, 1/2 mile from the sea.
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Plan Rural de la Communauté rurale de Beaubassin-Est(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Beaubassin East Rural Community Rural Plan, as contained in this By-law, is adopted for the Beaubassin East Rural Community Described in Schedule A.
It is the policy of the community to encourage the development of commercial uses that are complementary to the residential fabric or integrated with the community facility areas.
It is proposed to recognize the architectural, social and cultural heritage of the Beaubassin East Rural Community as it exists in the present community centers and to allow the growth of community services in those areas in which the current public service uses are located.
The ships that would deport the Acadians from this region: Boscawen ran aground; Boscawen from Chignecto to Pennsylvania; Cornwallis to South Carolina; Dolphin to South Carolina; Holly Phillip to Virginia; Endeavor to South Carolina; Prince Frederick to Georgia; Two Brothers to South Carolina.
The Beaubassin area would be made up of Weskak (today Westcock), Pré des Bourgs (Sackville), Pré des Richards (Middle Sackville), La Butte, Le Coupe and Le Lac at the confluence of the Missiguash, Menouie and Eleysian Fields, Maccan (Makon), Nappan (Nepane) and Rivière Hébert.
A few years ago, a monument was erected commemorating the last known Acadian residents of Beaubassin in 1750.
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The BeauBassin lineup is completed by lifelong friends Bo Ledet on bass and vocals and Dwight Galiano on drums.
BeauBassin, translated "beautiful basin," takes its name from the low, fertile area north of Lafayette, said to be the ancient river bottom of the meandering Mississippi.
BeauBassin was reborn, joined by a rhythm section that had just lost their bandleader, and the band continued to evolve.
A number of these Acadians later moved to the Opelousas area.
The Attakapas and Opelousas Acadians Settle In Most of these first Acadians at Attakapas were from the Beaubassin area, where they had raised livestock.
The first Acadians at Attakapas had been from the Beaubassin area and were accustomed to such activity.
