Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1876-09-02

Tammany, Biloxi and Pascagoula
(the last two now in the State of
Mississippi).
In 1911 the county of ConcOr.
dia, then including all that part
OF the State north of the Red Riv.
er, was divided into Winn and
Concordia parishes.
Louisiana passed through three
changes between 1910 and 1912,
the year it was admitted to the
Union. It's original size, as ceded
by France, was unsettled and un-
determined, and it was thought,
at first, not to include West Flor.
ida. In 1910, however, Gov. Clsi.
borne, at the head of some State
troops, took possession of Fell
ciana and added it to the Terri
tory of Orleans, otherwise Louis
lana.
In 1910, under the original act
admitting the State to the Union,
it was shorn of all of West Florida,
and Louisiana became q State
without the present parishes of
East and West Feliciana, East
Baton Rouge, Livingstone, st.
Tammany, st. Helena, Tangipa-
hoa and Washington. Some
months after the passage Of the
original act admitting the State it
was modified by a. supplemental
one. BY this the State of Louis.
lana was created as it now exists.
Since that time there have been
no changes in the State but many
in the parishea New ones have
sprung into life, and not a few
time. .honored old danes, like At.
takapas, Acadia and Opelousas,
have died away.
In 1908, to americanize it, the
Territory of Orleans was divided
into thirteen counties: Orleans,
Pointe Coupee, Natchitoches, Con.
cortlia, Acadia, Ouachita, Alta
kapas, German Coast, Opel0usas,
Rapides, Iberville, Ouachita and
Lafourcle.
In 1913 the county of Attaka-
pas was divided into two parishes
I-St. Martin and st. Mary-since
which time the name, Attakapas,
has been, politically, at least, ex-
tinct.
| In 1917 the State was divided
into parishes: The country of Or.
leans, including the parish of Or
leans; the country of Acadia in.
cluding the parishes of st. James
and Ascension; the county of
German Coast, the parishes of st.
Charles and st. John the Baptist |;
the county of Attakapas, the par.
ishes Of st. Martin and st. Mary |;
the county of Rapides, the par.
ishes of Rapides, Avoyelles, Cata-
houla and Natchitoches; the coun-
ty of Feliciana, the parishes of
Feliciana, Ea6S Baton Rouge, St.
Helena and vt. Tammany; the
county of Lafourche, the parish of
Lafonrche; the county Of Pointe
Coupee, the parish Of Pointe COu-
pee /; the county of Iberville, the
parish of Iberville; the county of
Concordia, the parish Of C0ncOr-
; dia.
In 1919 the parish of Assump-
ton was born, of the county OF
Lafourche, embracing that part OF
<se county toward the river, the
rest of it being known as La -Four.
che Interieure.
1919. Washington was created
ont Of st. Tammany.
. 1919. West Baton Rouge.
, 1892. Terrebonne, in the county
of Lafourche.
1923. Lafayette, in the county ot
{ Attakapas.
1894. The county OF Feliciana
divided in the parishes o.
Il East and West Felicians
/, and the county abolished.
/, 1926. Jefferson, in the county o
: Orleans.
! 1928. Claiborne out of the county
of NatchitOches.
!. 1882. Carroll, out of Ouachita.
| 1885. CaddO.
1885. Livingston.
+ 1888. Madison, ont of the count,
: of Concordia.
+ 1889. Caldwell, out of parts O
: Ouacllita aud CatahOula.
J, 184O. Calcasien, from st. Landry
], formerly OpeIousas.
9 1843: Bossier, QUIT IF Claiborne.
J. 1843. Sabine, ont Of Natchitoches
t 1843. Tensas, out of Concordia.
n 1843. DeSoto, out of Natchitoche
1 and Caddo.
!. 1843. Franklin, out Of Ouachit:
;, 1874 . verpilion, in the county {
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