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  St. Landry Parish, Louisiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Landry Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana.
The parish seat is Opelousas and as of 2000, the population is 87,700.
In the parish the population is spread out with 29.50% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who are 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/St._Landry_Parish,_Louisiana   (366 words)

  
 St. Landry Parish Page Locale
Landry Parish captures the spirit of the people of Acadiana.
Opelousas served as the Confederate capital of Louisiana.
St. Landry Parish is located at latitude 30.60 degrees North, longitude 92.00 degrees West.
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 St. Landry Parish: Louisiana: Tourism: Travel: Opelousas: Eunice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Until recent times, St. Landry Parish was considered a microcosm of Louisiana because of the ethnic and religious composition of its population.
In the northern portion of the 937 square mile parish, the majority of the population is Protestant and white, while the southern region is composed primarily of
The parish was named in honor of Saint Landry, a Catholic priest who founded the Hotel Dieu in Paris in the sixth century.
ccet.louisiana.edu /03a_Cultural_Tourism_Files/02.1_Acadiana_Parishes/Saint_Landry_Parish.html   (273 words)

  
 St. Landry Parish Louisiana 1860 slaveholders and 1870 African Americans
It is possible to locate a free person on the St. Landry Parish, Louisiana census for 1860 and not know whether that person was also listed as a slaveholder on the slave census, because published indexes almost always do not include the slave census.
The term "Parish" is used to describe the main subdivisions of the State by which the census was enumerated.
In Louisiana in 1860 there were 371 farms of 1,000 acres or more, the largest size category enumerated in the census, and another 1,161 farms of 500-999 acres.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~ajac/lastlandry.htm   (1336 words)

  
 St. Landry Parish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Landry Parish is the site of one of the oldest European settlements in Louisiana, le Poste des Opélousas, an administrative territory established by the French government in 1720.
In 1804, about a year after the Louisiana Purchase, the parish was named for St. Landry, an early bishop of Paris, renowned for his great love of the poor and his charitable acts.
And St. Landry Parish has it all-fascinating history, world-famous music, great food, and most important, warm and welcoming people who delight in introducing visitors to the beautiful paradise on earth that they call home.
www.cajuntravel.com /welcome.html   (330 words)

  
 Opelousas and St. Landry Parish
Opelousas, population 20,000, third oldest city in Louisiana, is the parish seat of St. Landry Parish.
Landry Parish Tourist Commission, P. Box 1415, Opelousas, LA 70571, 1-877-948-8004; fax (337) 948-1579; or the Opelousas Tourist Information Center, 829 East Landry St., Opelousas, LA 70570, (337) 948-6263.
The St. Landry Parish Economic and Industrial Development District focuses on developing employment opportunities, promoting economic development in disadvantaged communities, improving infrastructure, and promoting the overall welfare of the citizens of the parish.
www.lsue.edu /acadgate/opelous.htm   (1725 words)

  
 St. Landry Parish Opelousas, Louisiana (Counties)
The parish seat of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, is Opelousas.
The parish population on July 1, 1999, was 84,243, an increase of 3,931 over the 1990 census.
Opelousas is located in St. Landry Parish (of which it is the parish seat) within the Cajun...
www.ohwy.com /la/y/y22097.htm   (276 words)

  
 Digital Overlay for Soils of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
To provide digital overlays of the soils of Louisiana by parish for the NRCS, that can be updated and used as a layer in a GIS application.
Soil lines for St. Landry Parish were initially compiled by the NRCS, excluding 3 quadrangles that were compiled at the NWRC over Spot/TM Imagery.
The attribute legend for St. Landry Parish is found in the Entity and Attribute Section.
sdms.cr.usgs.gov /data/metadata/stlndy.faq.html   (2081 words)

  
 I Dream of Genealogy Databases - Moreau Family Genealogy Records
Onezia Godeau 06 or 23 Sep 1873 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
S.D. Edwards 29 Nov 1871 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana; Ancestry: Daughter of Celestin Moreau III and Helena Bordelon; Siblings: Victor Moreau, Filbert Moreau, Oscar Moreau
Ines Gagnaud 18 Sep 1890 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
www.idreamof.com /familynames/moreau.htm   (4980 words)

  
 St. Charles Parish Home Page
St. Charles Parish officials are making a number of adjustments in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
St. Charles Parish businesses are urged to directly contact the five (5) Prime Contractors selected by FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers to solicit sub-contracting opportunities.
Charles Parish Hospital has resumed full hospital operations while continuing to meet the medical needs of the St. Charles Parish community as well as those persons now seeking residence within the St. Charles Parish area in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
www.stcharlesgov.net   (1238 words)

  
 Teaching American History Grant: Rude Republic Second-Order Document
Though de Tocqueville probably witnessed the horrors of slavery during his tour of America during the Jacksonian Era and did not include those enslaved in his democratization paradigm, this document serves as a reminder challenging the belief that America during the mid-nineteenth century was a bastion of democracy.
Be it ordained by the police jury of the parish of St. Landry, That no negro shall be allowed to pass within the limits of said parish without a special permit in writing from his employer.
Be it further ordained, That no public meetings or congregations of negroes shall be allowed within said parish after sunset; but such public meetings and congregations may be held between the hours of sunrise and sunset, by the special permission in writing of the captain of patrol, within whose beat such meetings shall take place.
www.history.ilstu.edu /tahg/report_kits/rude_republic/2doc4.html   (652 words)

  
 Endnotes; John Michael Lyons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Hereinafter cited as Marriages - Louisiana to 1850.
Landry Parish, Louisiana Records: Marriage Certificate # 55, 1827, St. Landry Parish (Louisiana) Court House, Opelousas, LA. Hereinafter cited as St. Landry Parish Records.
Southwest Louisiana Genealogical Society, Civil War Veterans of Imperial Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Lake Charles, LA: SW Louisiana Genealogical Society, 1994), p.
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 28th Thomas' Louisiana Infantry Regiment: Co. A
He passed away on February 26, 1907 at Windham Creek, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana and is laid to rest in the Hyatt family cemetery in Fields, Louisiana.
Jasper Newton is laid to rest at the Hyatt family cemetery in Fields, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
His address on his Confederate pension application is "Berwick, Acadia Parish, Louisiana." The Louisiana Archives in Baton Rouge have microfilmed records including a pension application from Jesse "P." Young which states that he lost his right eye when a gun cap exploded during the battle at Chicksaw Bayou.
www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Quarters/5361/thomas_co_a.html   (7600 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
"Imperial St. Landry Parish" began as a territory larger than some of the empires of Europe, stretching from the steamboat town of Washington, across fertile fields and picturesque prairies to the Sabine River and Spanish Texas.
Explorers were impressed with lush St. Landry lands, Area was well-suited for agriculture and raising cattle
Parish was named for early Bishop of Paris
www.carencrohighschool.org /la_studies/ParishSeries/StLandryParish/StLandryParish.htm   (230 words)

  
 Fipronil: Index to some documents and reports pertaining to the Class Action suit of Louisiana crawfish farmers. ...
Lawyers represented a class of crawfish farmers in Louisiana who suffered tremendous losses in their pond-grown crawfish crops, allegedly as the result of the use of ICON, a pesticide manufactured by Aventis CropSciences USA, LLP ("Aventis").
By amending, supplementing and restating the entire Petition for Damages, including the caption, so as to indicate the claim is being brought as a class action by Plaintiffs, individually and as representatives of all persons and/or entities similarly situated, and against defendants and a class of defendants, all of whom are similarly situated...
In Louisiana, rice and crawfish are often conjunctively farmed, either in the same pond or in close proximity to one another.
www.fluorideaction.org /pesticides/fipronil.class.action.index.htm   (2412 words)

  
 The SS HyperTree: Anthony Montpellier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Anthony took the oath of deputy sheriff on the 21st of April 1818 and the 6th of April 1819, according to documents in the Louisiana State Archives.
I had more or less assumed that Anthony died in St. Landry Parish although I hadn't found a record of his succession.
Baptismal Record: St. Landry Church, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, daughter Eugenia.
www.hypertree.com /montpellier/anthony   (612 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: St. Landry Parish, La.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to parishes is subject to error.
U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1910-24; elected unopposed 1920, 1922; died in office 1924.
Representative from Louisiana in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/LA/SL.html   (618 words)

  
 Freedmens Bureau - Synopsis of Murders Committed in Parish of St. Landry, Louisiana
Other estimates place these casualties at a much larger number and in some instances are reported as high as 2 or 3 hundred, but these highest figures are doubtless greatly exaggerated having their origin in the excited minds of personal imagination.
From other parties residents of the parish is stated that 6 Indians had been killed by the people for refusing to join Democratic Clubs that Victor Dauphan, c, was killed in Washington on the night of October 1
and reports are current of freedmen killed in various portions of the parish.
www.freedmensbureau.com /louisiana/outrages/stlandry.htm   (330 words)

  
 October 21, 1997, Letter
Finally, we noted that although the views of white voters in the precinct who did not feel comfortable voting at the Sunset Community Center (which is located in a majority-fl neighborhood) were considered in the decision-making process, the views of fl voters who reside in the precinct were not sought.
Upon inquiry by our staff, parish officials indicated their awareness of the prior objection and, in a subsequent letter dated October 2, 1997, requested that the parish's submission be considered a request for reconsideration of the September 12, 1994, objection.
We remind you that until such a judgment is rendered by that court, the objection by the Attorney General remains in effect and the proposed change continues to be legally unenforceable.
www.usdoj.gov /crt/voting/sec_5/ltr/l_102197.htm   (594 words)

  
 St. Landry Parish Louisiana Process Servers - ServeNow.com
The St. Landry Parish Louisiana process servers on ServeNow.com offer a number of services related to civil procedure and service of process aside from just legal document delivery in St. Landry Parish.
Landry Parish Process Servers make daily trips to County Courts, Louisiana County Clerks, St. Landry Parish Municipal Courts, St. Landry Parish Criminal Courts, Louisiana Supreme Courts and Louisiana Courts of Appeals.
Service of process is the delivery of these Louisiana legal documents such as summons, complaints, subpoenas, orders to show cause, writs and other court documents.
www.serve-now.com /process-server/Louisiana/St.-Landry-Parish   (380 words)

  
 Display Public Notice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality - Office of Environmental Services (LDEQ-OES) is providing notice that a draft permit has been prepared for the Town of Arnaudville, Arnaudville Wastewater Treatment Plant, P.O. Box 10, Arnaudville, LA 70512 for the reissuance of Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) permit (LA0046639).
The principal discharge from this existing source is made into an unnamed parish drainage ditch; thence into Bayou Fuselier/Teche; thence into the Atchafalaya River, in Segment 060801 of the Vermillion-Teche River Basin, waters of the state classified for primary contact recreation, secondary contact recreation, propagation of fish and wildlife, and agriculture.
The application, draft permit, and statement of basis may be examined at the LDEQ Public Records Center, Room 400, 7290 Bluebonnet, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
www.deq.state.la.us /news/pubnotice/show.asp?qPostID=606   (462 words)

  
 Census Records > U.S.A. > Louisiana > St. Landry Parish
1820 Census - Louisiana - St Landry Parish
1830 Census - Louisiana - St. Landry Parish
1840 Census - Louisiana - St. Landry Parish
dir.genealogytoday.com /usa/la/st_landry/census.html   (133 words)

  
 Digital Overlay for Soils of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Soil Survey for St. Landry Parish, Louisiana: NRCS, in cooperation with Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station and Louisiana Soil and Water Conservation Committee.
Soil Survey for Acadia Parish, Louisiana: NRCS, in cooperation with Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station and Louisiana Soil and Water Conservation Committee.
Louisiana State Soil Scientist: NRCS, in cooperation with Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station and Louisiana Soil and Water Conservation Committee.
sdms.cr.usgs.gov /data/metadata/stlndy.sgml   (2954 words)

  
 Tatman family in Louisiana -- Tatman GenBoard
She had a sister named Alma who married Thomas Laurence Hudspeth in St.Landry, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
She married Wilber K. Helmer and they are both buried in Vandenburg Cemetery, St.Landry, Louisiana.
I know the family moved to Louisiana from another state, but I think Rosa was born in Louisiana.
www.voy.com /12287/18.html   (183 words)

  
 st. landry parish online poker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Landry Parish approved horse racing and slot machines in 1997.
Landry Parish- In a parish already underserved for...
Landry Parish voters approved the move for Evangeline...
www.god-poker.info /st.-landry-parish-online-poker.html   (572 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
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 St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission [Profile]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Founded in 1720, Opelousas is the third oldest city in Louisiana and is steeped with Cajun and Creole traditions, historical buildings and sites.
Landry Parish being the home of many famous chefs and musicians, has great places to eat and hear authentic Cajun, Zydeco and Swamp Pop music.
Festivals are held throughout the parish, such as the Zydeco, Yambilee, Cracklin and Prairie Folklife.
www.cajuntravel.com /profile.html   (167 words)

  
 Chretienne Point
The haunting of Chretienne Point is perhaps one of the most tragic in Louisiana.
It has been said that the blood cannot be washed away and on those nights when the sound of the gunshot is heard again, the blood becomes liquid once more.
Chretienne Point is located in St. Landry Parish, near Opelousas and about 25 miles north of Lafayette.
www.prairieghosts.com /chrpoint.html   (694 words)

  
 St. Landry Parish Genealogy
Imperial St. Landry Parish was established by a legislative act approved on April 10, 1805.
St. Landry Parish (first called Opelousas County) was named for the Catholic Church Parish that was established about 1767 in the Opelousas Territory and named for St. Landry, the Bishop of Paris who served in 650 A.D..
However, the history of the area goes back many centuries before the parish was officially created.
www.rootsweb.com /~lastland   (153 words)

  
 Display Public Notice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality - Office of Environmental Services (LDEQ-OES), Permits Division, is providing notice that a draft permit has been prepared for the Town of Grand Coteau, Grand Coteau Oxidation Pond, P.O. Drawer G, Grand Coteau, LA 70541, for the reissuance of a draft Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) permit, LA0072001.
Upon issuance of a final permit, the LPDES permit shall replace the previously issued EPA (NPDES) and State (LWDPS) permits.
The facility is located on Church St. in Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish.
www.deq.state.la.us /news/pubnotice/show.asp?qPostID=611   (435 words)

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