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REGIONS OF ACADIA PARISH



bull1.gifCHURCH POINT, LOUISIANA
               Buggy Capital of the World,
               Cajun Music Capital of the World

 

   The name Church Point was derived from the original name of the settlement,
Plaquemine Brulee and the location of the first chapel... Read More

 

bull1.gifCROWLEY, LOUISIANA
               "Where Life is Rice and Easy"



   Crowley is a great example of the wonderful life southwest Louisiana
has to offer. Lined with beautiful crepe myrtle trails and oak-lined streets... Read More

 

bull1.gifRAYNE, LOUISIANA
               The Frog Capital of The World

 

   Explore the past Enjoy the present Rayne was not built in a day. It goes
back to the 1800's when the railroad came to town. First called... Read More

 

bull1.gifESTHERWOOD, LOUISIANA
               Village of Estherwood

 

   Like other towns created by the coming of the train, Estherwood was
named by, and probably for a railroad official or member of his... Read More


bull1.gifMERMENTAU, LOUISIANA
               Village of Mermentau

 

   In the last quarter of the 18th century, there was an Attakapas chief by
the name of Nementou. On April 16, 1784, he sold land on... Read More


bull1.gifMORSE, LOUISIANA
               Village of Morse

 

   When the railroad was extended southward from Midland into Vermilion
Parish in 1896, a station was created at Morse, about four miles... Read More


bull1.gifIOTA, LOUISIANA
              The mural of Tee-Mamou Mardi Gras

 

   The mural of Tee-Mamou Mardi Gras (located on old Bourgeois General
Store, built in 1914), allows you to experience the... Read More