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During the American Civil War, Breaux Bridge was the site of an engagement known as the "Battle of Breaux Bridge." According to Andrew B. Booth’s 1920 "Index to Battles, Campaigns, Engagements, Etc., Fought Within the Limits of the State of Louisiana, 1861–1865," military actions took place at Breaux Bridge on April 17 and April 21, 1863. [7]
In Breaux Bridge, the eastern terminus of LA 94 was originally located at LA 31 on the west bank of Bayou Teche. [22] Motorists wishing to cross the bayou had to turn southeast onto LA 31 and utilize the nearby bridge crossing on either LA 336-1 or LA 336-2. In the early 1980s, a new bridge was constructed across Bayou Teche, allowing the ...
It lies on Bayou Teche, 13 miles (21 km) south of Breaux Bridge, [4] 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Lafayette, [5] and 9 miles (14 km) north of New Iberia. [6] The population was 6,114 at the 2010 U.S. census, and 5,379 at the 2020 United States census. [7] It is part of the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area.
The 2000 U.S. census counted 44,915 people in the parish who are at least five years old of whom 31,229 (69.5%) speak only English at home, 27.44% reported speaking French (Colonial French also known as Plantation Society French) or Cajun French at home, while 1.52% speak Louisiana Creole French. [15] St.
Louisiana Highway 82 (LA 82) is a state highway located in southern Louisiana.It runs 142.87 miles (229.93 km) in a general east–west direction from the Texas state line east of Port Arthur to the Vermilion–Lafayette parish line southwest of Youngsville.
A tractor-trailer that was knocked dangling off a bridge over the Ohio River — prompting a dramatic rescue of the driver — was struck by a vehicle that had crossed into opposing traffic ...
Roberts Cove (formerly German Cove; [1] French: Anse-Robert [citation needed]) is an unincorporated community in Louisiana, United States.. Roberts Cove is not a town, but rather a scattered rural community with the St. Leo's Catholic church complex as a community and cultural center which is located three miles northwest of Rayne in Acadia Parish. [2]
Pages in category "People from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .