The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-06-03

In the ease OF the Parish of Lafourche VS..
the Parish Of ferrebonne, the petition to
the Supreme Court for a rehearing was over
ruled. This decision upsets an order of
things which has quietly existed for n pc
Rod nj sixty years. The people of Bayou
Blue will he hard to be made TO believe
that they belong to the Parish of Lofourche
notwithstanding. the decision of the wise
Solons of tiis STATE. Learning without in
te@rity is a dangerous thing, integrity with
ont learning is Il weak thing."-Houna
Ioa,Tier.
The facts of this suit to es
tablish II boundary line are, that
it has resulted in the fixing of
the line precisely where it was
designed by the Act of the Legis
lature defining the boundaries Of
the Parishes of Lafonrche and
Terrebonne. When the line was
first located sixty Years ago. there
were probably no residents on
Bayou Blue. When that ridge was
settled, the settlers residing or
the West bank of that stream. be
ing in the limits Of the Parish of
Terrebonne. began to pay taxes
in said Parish. In manner, to
geographically separated from Lar
fonrche, those settling on the
East bank did the same thing and
all legal business and voting was
done i'll Terrebonne by the resi-
dents OF both banks of Bayou
Blue, up as far as the Acadia
plantation.
This was done by tacit consent
of the Police Jury of Lafourche.
which was well aware that the in
habitants of the East Bank of
Bayon Blue were residents Of the
Parish Of Lafourche.
We remember very distinctly
% years ago when this question
was agitated and talked of in this
Parish by the principal men ana
that steps were about bein. taken
to have those citizens pay taxes
and vote in Lafourche. The war
which sprung up in 1861 pat a
stop to everything OF that nature.
Since that tine, knowing that
the residents OF Latonrche on the
Bayou Blue were nearer the Par.
l>h seat of Terrebonue and that
1t was more convenient for them
10 do their legal business in Terre
bonne. than it would be in Lafour
che, no steps have ever been tax
en- TO change the position. But
few years ago, the Police jury of
Terrebonne sued out an iniunc
tion prohibiting +. j. Gay ESQ.
to pay the taxes of his Acadia
plantation, which had always been
paid u Lafonrche, to the Tax Col
lector of Lafnnrche. and Set up q
claim to a large part of said plan
tation.
Hence the suit Of the Parish of
Lafonrche vs.. Parish of Terre-
boHne to establish the line he.
tween the two Parishes.
The Supreme Court has fixed
the boundary precisely where it.
it was fixed by Legislative e,,aict
meht years ago. That is all there
is in it.
The iHinnating Sneers of the
Honma Courier intcpded for the
Supreme Court are unnecessary.
They do not apply to the mem
hers of that body.
ii they are applicable to any
body they apply to the Police Ju
~ Of the Parish of Terrcbopne.
who set up IL claim for lands in
TIE Parish of Lafourche to which
they had no title whatever. ont
side of their own imasinatious.
Had that body not interfered. and
let things alone as they had been
tor sixty years. they would proba
bly, have remained just as they
were. Now the letter and. shirt
OF the Law must be- carried ont
to its full extent. s.He who felled
the oak dreamed not of the re
houud.'