Every great city has a story.
Breaux Bridge is no different. Back in 1771, Acadian pioneer Firmin Breaux began buying the land from which the present day city of Breaux Bridge would evolve. He purchased the land from Jean Francois Ledee, a wealthy New Orleans merchant who had acquired the land as a French land grant. By 1774, Breaux's branding iron was registered and by 1786 he was one of the largest property owners in Teche country. In 1799 Breaux built a footbridge across our beautiful Bayou Teche to help ease the passage for his family and neighbors.