LA-025 Vacherie

Marker text: VACHERIE

Bayogoula Village, 1713. Settled by Canadians and French; later by Germans, Acadians, Spaniards. Here in 1730 Governor Perier organized expedition against Natchez Indians. Early cattle raising center. French records referred to area as Tabiscana.

Erected by the Department of Commerce and Industry, 1962.

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Location: LA Rt. 18 (westbound), Vacherie., St. James Parish, Louisiana

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