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The area was developed in the antebellum period for sugar cane plantations, and Thibodaux was the trading center of the region. Sugar cane was an important commodity crop. The name of the town was shortened to "Thibodeaux" in 1838. The current spelling of the city's name, "Thibodaux," was apparently officially adopted in 1900. [9]
Louisiana Highway 20 runs through the western part of the CDP, leading south 7 miles (11 km) to Thibodaux, the parish seat, and northeast 13 miles (21 km) to Vacherie. Highway 304 runs west and southwest from Highway 20 to Bayou Lafourche west of Thibodaux, and Highway 307 runs east to Kraemer. Unincorporated communities within the Chackbay CDP ...
Schriever is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,711 in 2020. The population was 6,711 in 2020. It is part of the Houma – Bayou Cane – Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area .
Location of Lafourche Parish in Louisiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The locations of National Register ...
Rienzi Plantation House is a historic mansion located at 215 East Bayou Road in Thibodaux, Louisiana. While it gives the impression of dating to c.1840, [2] it is believed that the house was built between 1814 and 1825. Rienzi plantation house is located directly across Bayou Lafourche from the town of Thibodaux.
Henry Schuyler Thibodaux (September 24, [citation needed] 1769 – October 24, 1827) was a planter and politician, who served one month in 1824 as the fourth Governor of Louisiana. At the time that Governor Thomas B. Robertson resigned in 1824 to accept appointment as a federal judge, Thibodaux was President of the State Senate and succeeded ...
The Percy-Lobdell Building is a historic warehouse located at 314 St. Mary Street in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States.. Built in c.1900, the structure is a two-story brick Italianate style warehouse with a monumental false front five bays wide. [2]
Thibodeaux is a Cajun surname. Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the surname include: Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux (1812–1866), member of the United States House of Representatives who represented Louisiana, 1845–1849