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Historic Lafourche Parish Collection
This collection dates from 1773 to 2006 and spans 7 linear feet. It consists of photographs, reports, printed materials, correspondence, meeting minutes, maps, blueprints, ephemera, and artifacts relating to the history and culture of Lafourche Parish in Louisiana. The collection is divided into the following series: General parish history, People, Events, Organizations, Education, Churches, Foodways, Historic sites, Transportation, and Business and industry.
J. Wilson Lepine Collection of Laurel Valley and Melodia Plantation Records
This collection contains the business records of Laurel Valley and Melodia Plantations and owner J. Wilson Lepine. These records include correspondence, letter books, account books, payroll records, plantation diaries, invoices, and sugar mill records. Of particular interest are the thirteen plantation diaries which span the years 1903-1915 which give a day by day account of life and labor on a Louisiana sugar plantation in the early twentieth century.
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- Acadia Plantation (Thibodaux, La.) 1
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- Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church (Chackbay, La.) 1
- Sacred Heart Church (Cote Blanche, La.) 1
- Serigny Family Cemetery (Golden Meadow, La.) 1
- South Lafourche Oyster Festival. 1
- St. Charles Borremeo Catholic Church (Thibodaux, La.) 1
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