Louisiana has sixty-four parishes, and many of them are as individual and different as the state itself is different from others in the Union.
The censuses of 1766, 1769, and 1777 are complete and were obtained from the archives in Seville, Spain..
From the early censuses and church and court records, descent is traced for many names.
James genealogies and thousands of names of early settlers, including the soldiers, taxpayers, officials, prominent families, and the first settlers and their children.
Cabanocey contains St.
The Convent of the Sacred Heart (1835) for girls was well-known by prominent families in Louisiana, Mexico, and Central America, who sent their daughters there.
Founded in 1830, it had fine buildings, a well-equipped laboratory, and an impressive library.
James Parish was the educational center of Louisiana, and Jefferson College was the first important college in the state.
Before the Civil War, St.
James Parish lived, who they were, and what they contributed to their Parish and their state.
Cabanocey is not a collection of dry facts and dates; rather, it vividly describes how, more than one hundred years ago, the people of St.
Bourgeois writes of the population\'s customs, beliefs, language differences, and folklore.
Bourgeois captured the spirit that animates the population, which is descended from French, Spanish, Acadian, German, and Creole peoples.
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James. is a splendid History of the Parish of St. . .
Cabanocey .
James Parish, a small Parish of 249 square miles, is not only one of the oldest settlements in the state, but it is different in its population make-up and is important historically.
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Louisiana has sixty-four parishes, and many of them are as individual and different as the state itself is different from others in the Union
