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Catherine Cole Petty Papers on the Estate of C. Grenes and Hallette Barrow Cole

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00123
Scope and Contents

This collection dates from 1969 to 1988 and spans one folder. The collection comprises photocopies of the papers of Catherine Cole Petty relating primarily to her involvement in the division of the estate of C. Grenes Cole. These include legal and financial materials, clippings, and a death certificate.

Dates: 1969-1988

Photographs of Civil War Generals

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00179
Scope and Contents

This collection comprises two carte de visite portraits depicting Confederate generals Beauregard and Longstreet.

Dates: undated

Marco J. Picciola Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00201
Scope and Contents This collection contains records from Picciola's work as a notary public as well as the operation of his stores. It includes estate records, expenditures and receipts, utility bills, investments, property maps, oil and gas leases, right of way sales, and insurance premiums that encompass both Picciola's business and personal life. It includes Picciola's honors and certificates, political correspondence, and records of the Golden Meadow Post Office during the early twentieth century. It...
Dates: 1831-1991

Billy Pitre Cajun and South Louisiana Record Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00212
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 498 (45 rpm) records, 169 (33 1/3 rpm) albums, seventy-nine audio cassettes, and six "cart" (cartridge) tapes which were created by the studio and used for various broadcasting purposes. The recordings consist of Cajun music from local and national recording artists.
For a complete inventory of the audio recordings in this collection, click on the External Documents tab below.

Dates: 1975-1999

Pitre Store Ledgers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00203
Scope and Contents

This collection covers three linear feet and spans 1924-2010. It consists of store ledgers showing store sales and individual customer accounts. Most ledger entries were recorded in French with a few in English. The collection includes photographs of Constant Ignace Pitre and his wife Amy Lorraine, Resolution of Condolence from the Knights of Columbus pertaining to Constant Ignace’s death in 1952, and an interview on DVD with Constant “Bill” Pitre by his son, Billy Pitre, on May 29, 2010.

Dates: 1924-2010

David Plater Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00124
Scope and Contents

This collections dates from 1888 to 1977 and spans three linear feet. The bulk of the materials date from 1974 to 1976 and concern activities relating to the observance of the American Revolution Bicentennial in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. These include correspondence, notes, newsletters, flyers, instructional documents, forms, and other documents. Additional materials include documents relating to later historical preservation activities and a collection of newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1888-1977 and undated; Majority of material found in 1974-1976

Jo Anne Gosselin Plessala Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00245
Scope and Contents This collection covers 21 linear feet and spans 1900-2023 with the bulk of the materials dating 1974-1999. The collection contains files and items related to research for Ms. Plessala’s two books on the Sawmill community of Donner Louisiana as well as files related to the Donner reunions which she helped to organize after her mother Birdie’s death in 1989. The collection also includes files on Educational reforms and research on Charter Schools and Collective Bargaining. These files...
Dates: 1900-2023

Neal T.M. Poche Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00004
Scope and Contents

Includes original typewritten copy of "The Champagne of Tobaccos" a research paper by Neal T.M. Poche, December 19, 1955. This paper is a detailed analysis of the Perique Tobacco industry in St. James Parish in the 1950's. Contains a bibliography.

Dates: 1955

Anthony L. Pourciau Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00059
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of correspondence, receipts, tax receipts, brochures, and financial statements that deal with the Plaquemines Parish School Board. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence between Pourciau and Perez. Included are copies of The Plaquemines Gazette, as well as clippings from this newspaper and the New Orleans States Item.

Dates: 1915-1942

Julien Poydras Will and Biographical Sketch

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00177
Scope and Contents

This collection comprises a copy of a translation of the will of Julien de Lallande Poydras, along with a biographical sketch of Poydras. The will discusses the disposition of his financial assets and properties in Orleans, Point Coupee, and West Baton Rouge Parishes. These include money, real estate, and enslaved people willed to family, friends, charitable organizations, and parish governments.

Dates: undated

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Clubs -- Louisiana -- Lafourche Parish 6
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New Orleans (La.) 6
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Louisiana -- Surveys -- maps. 4
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American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 3
American drama -- Southern States 3
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Bowie (La.) 3
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Donaldsonville (La.) 3
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Education -- Louisiana 3
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Elections -- Louisiana. 3
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Genealogies. 3
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Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration -- Louisiana -- Thibodaux. 3
Houma (La.) -- Maps. 3
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945. 3
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Lafourche Parish (La.) -- Politics and government. 3
Lafourche Parish (La.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. 3
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Louisiana -- History -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church. 3
Montegut (La.) 3
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Parish councils (Local government) -- Louisiana -- Thibodaux. 3
Saint Mary Parish (La.) 3
Schools -- Louisiana -- Lafourche Parish 3
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Sugar factories -- Louisiana -- Assumption Parish. 3
Sugarcane -- Louisiana -- Lafourche Parish. 3
Terrebonne Parish (La.) -- History, Local. 3
Thibodaux (La.) -- History -- 19th century. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean. 3
Yellow fever. 3
Acadians -- Louisiana 2
Acadians in literature. 2
Agriculture -- Louisiana 2
Assumption Parish (La.) -- History -- 19th century. 2
Assumption Parish (La.) -- History, Local. 2
Assumption Parish (La.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. 2
Band musicians -- Performances -- Louisiana -- Thibodaux. 2
Bank directors -- Louisiana. 2
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Barataria and Lafourche Canal (La.) 2
Bayou Terrebonne (La.) 2
Boatbuilding -- Louisiana. 2
Cajun music -- Louisiana. 2
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Nicholls State University 18
Ellender, Allen Joseph, 1890-1972. 10
Nicholls, Francis T. (Francis Tillou), 1834-1912. 7
Laurel Valley Plantation (Thibodaux, La.) 5
Menard, Charles M., 1817-1896. 5
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Thibodaux, La.) 5
Uzee, Philip D. (Philip Davis), 1914-2010. 5
White, Edward Douglass, 1845-1921. 5
Bollinger, Donald G. (Donald George), 1915-2000. 4
Elkins, Charles Calvert, 1900-1963. 4
Francis T. Nicholls Junior College 4
Thibodaux College (Thibodaux, La.) 4
American Legion. 3
Barrow, Robert R., Jr. 3
Chiasson, Roland M., 1921-2008. 3
Cole, C. Grenes (Christian Grenes), 1880-1977 3
Duval, Claude B. (Claude Berwick), 1914-1986. 3
Francis T. Nicholls State College 3
Gaudet family. 3
Georgia Plantation (Labadieville, La.) 3
Lafourche American Revolution Bicentennial Commission 3
Laurel Grove Plantation (La.) 3
Legendre, Irving E. (Irving Edward), 1906-1992. 3
Leighton Plantation (Thibodaux, La.) 3
Long, Russell B. (Russell Billiu) 3
Martin, Whitmell P. (Whitmell Pugh), 1867-1929. 3
Morrison, deLesseps S. (deLesseps Story), 1912-1964. 3
Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church (Chackbay, La.) 3
Picciola, Marco J. (Marco John), 1898-1978. 3
Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864. 3
Rappelet, Albert O. (Albert Otto), 1903-1984. 3
Robichaux, Eugene G. (Eugene Godfrey), 1829-1869. 3
St. John's Episcopal Church (Thibodaux, La.) 3
Superdome (New Orleans, La.) 3
Treen, David C., 1928-2009. 3
Woodlawn Plantation (Napoleonville, La.) 3
Aime, Valcour, 1798-1867 2
Albemarle Plantation (Assumption Parish, La.) 2
American Red Cross. 2
American Sugar Cane League. 2
Ayo, Sam. 2
Barker, Frank L. 2
Barker, Thomas M. 2
Barthet Bros. Photography (Labadieville, La.) 2
Barthet, Charles. 2
Beary, Thomas, 1853-1914 2
Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. 2
Boggs, Hale, 1914-1972. 2
Bourg, Clarence J. (Clarence Joseph), 1893-1953. 2
Bourgeois, Henry Louis. 2
Catholic Church 2
Chol, Emmanuel 2
Christ Episcopal Church (Napoleonville, La.) 2
Coulon Plantation (Thibodaux, La.) 2
Cut Off High School (Cut Off, La.) 2
Daughters of the American Revolution. 2
Duval, Stanwood R., Jr. (Stanwood Richardson), 1942-. 2
Easton, Tristam B. (Tristam Beach) 2
Episcopal Church 2
First National Bank of Houma (Houma, La.) 2
Fisherman Canal Co. 2
Folse, France Marie, 1906-1985. 2
Foret, Alcide J., 1922-2013. 2
Greenwood Plantation (Lafourche Parish, La.) 2
Greenwood Sugar Factory (Lafourche Parish, La.) 2
Guidry, Richard P. (Dick), 1929-. 2
Harang, Warren J., Jr. 2
Jake's Store (Thibodaux, La.) 2
John Dalton's Morgan City Fish and Oyster Depot (Morgan City, La.) 2
Jones, Sam H. (Sam Houston), 1897-1978. 2
Kittredge, E. E. (Ebenezer Eaton), 1739-1802. 2
Lafourche Drug Store (Thibodaux, La.) 2
Lafourche Heritage '76 2
Lafourche Heritage Society 2
Lafourche Heritage Society. Genealogy Committee 2
Lafourche Parish (La.) 2
Lafourche Parish Police Jury 2
Laurel Valley Sugar Refinery (Thibodaux, La.) 2
Lula Plantation (Belle Rose, La.) 2
Martin family. 2
Martin, W.L. (William Littlejohn), 1895-1965. 2
McKeithen, John J. (John Julian), 1918-1999. 2
Melodia Plantation (Thibodaux, La.) 2
Melodia Sugar House (La.) 2
Mount Carmel Academy (Thibodaux, La.) 2
Myrtle Grove Plantation (Terrebonne Parish, La.) 2
Nicholls State University. Center for Traditional Louisiana Boat Building. 2
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. 2
Perez, Leander, 1891-1969. 2
Poche, Louis A. (Louis Aristee) 2
Pugh, William Whitmell (William Whitmell Hill), 1811-1906. 2
Ravoire, A.F. (Augustin Francis), 1873-1950. 2
Residence Plantation (Houma, La.) 2
Roberta Grove Plantation (Houma, La.) 2
South Lafourche Oyster Festival. 2
St. Francis de Sales Church (Houma, La.) 2
St. John Plantation (St. Martinville, La.) 2
St. Martin, T. I. (Thaddeus Ignace) 2
St. Philomena Catholic School (Labadieville, La.) 2
St. Philomena Church (Labadieville, La.) 2
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