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The most infamous Creole raider band, Bois Mallet, was formed by Ozémé Carrière and his relative Martin Guillory, a prominent Creole of color from St. Landry Parish; Guillory acted as Carrière's chief lieutenant. In 1865 Carrière was killed in battle, leaving Guillory in charge.
St. Landry Parish (French: Paroisse de Saint-Landry) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 Census , the population was 82,540. [ 1 ] The parish seat is Opelousas . [ 2 ]
Marie Celeste Dragon (1777–1856) was a prominent Creole of color land owner during the Spanish Louisiana period, also known for her portrait by José Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza. [1] She was the wife of Andrea Dimitry .
Pages in category "People from St. Landry Parish, Louisiana" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Louisiana Creole is a French-based creole language spoken by fewer than 10,000 people, mostly in the U.S. state of Louisiana. [4] Also known as Kouri-Vini, [1] it is spoken today by people who may racially identify as white, black, mixed, and Native American, as well as Cajun and Creole.
The house, built c 1800, is the former home of Marie Francois Venus, a free Creole woman of color. The house was originally located in the small community of Grand Prairie. The house was constructed entirely of mortise and tenon construction. It features bousillage, a natural insulation that was once common in the walls of Cajun and Creole ...
Cat Doucet, Sheriff of St. Landry Parish, 1936–40; 1952–68; Gilbert L. Dupré, state representative and district court judge for St. Landry Parish; H. Garland Dupré, state representative and U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district in New Orleans, was born in Opelousas in 1873.
The Martin Donato House, in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, was built around 1825.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]It was deemed significant as "an important and rare surviving French Creole house within St. Landry Parish.