This comprehensive volume traces the History of Lafayette Parish, from its earliest beginnings and the struggle between the Attakapas Indians and the first white settlers, French Canadians, English traders, and French trappers to the conditions in 1959, when this historical work was first published.
Over the course of this history, Griffin analyses everything from the territorial and political evolution of the Parish to the development of transportation and travel, and from the foundi.
This comprehensive volume traces the History of Lafayette Parish, from its earliest beginnings and the struggle between the Attakapas Indians and the first white settlers, French Canadians, English traders, and French trappers to the conditions in 1959, when this historical work was first published
