The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-05-04
A Generous Remembrance.
COL. LOUIS BUSH DONATES HIS vAL.C-
ABLE LAW LIBRARY TO THE PARISH.

SOAs AoCAo DOOlA HIS SALI~
ABLEL LAW LIBRARY TO II PARISH.
Col. Louis Bush, now residing in the
city Of New Orleans, has donated to
the parish OF Lafonrcl,e his valuable
library, which he has accumulated
during an extensive law practice Of
more than thirty years.
TO the older citizens of the parish OF
Lafonrche, in fact Of the entire La
fourche country, nothing need be said,
as his name was II hous hold word dur
ing the many years that he was Il resi-
dent here.
Col. Bush is a native of the parish
Of I%hervilie, but caIne to LafOnrclle in
his %babyhood. Scarcely had he arriv-
ed Of age before he was elected to the
important Office of clerk Of the district
court, which position he held until hr
voluntarily retired therefrom to begin
the practice of law. He became 4
member of the firm of Bush s. Beattie,
the junior member of which was the
learned and efficient Adam Brattio,
who fell on the field at Mansfield in
| kNOfs ouDbtlut-t uC vas ~ hNUu
of the firm of Bush, Beattie & Allain,
the latter of whom fell ut the battle of
Shiloh. After the late war he was az
sociated with +. 5. and j. >. Goode,
under the firm name of Bush & GO"de.
His practice was extensive and lucra-
tive. Bong Il man who always studied
and prepared himself, he was IN able
advocate before the court or jury.
In his earlier manhood he served tho
parish in the legislature aud was Il
member of the convention which with
drew Louisiana from the union OF
States. Ia that body he had worked
and argued against secession. but be-
ing one of u small minority, he signed
the act and prepared to ASSUME the
consequences nI his action.
Retnrnin. to Llfnnrc|c he raised the
second company Of Confederate sol
diers that was enlisted here, al!
known as the Lafnurclle Cre"les, lO3
strong. A captain Of this company
J he assisted in the formation OF the
Eighteenth Louisiana Regiment, was
= elected major of the same, :tnd served
! with the command until May, 1862,
At the reorganization Of the army,
after the battle of Shiloh, he WAS
= elected lieutenant colonel. but soon
resigned on account Of i'll health. Sub
seonently he served on the staff ~
IGen. Alfred Mouton. and raised a rcgi
b, ment Of calvary, Of which he was tht
- chosen colonel. Still later he was ap
' pointed a member If II military cour'
Of the Trans ississil pi Department
stationed at Shreveport, where he re
!, NAMED until the end came. Aoou
twenty years ago he abandoned thu
practice ct law and. removing to Ne"
, Orleana. became n prominent membe
;" Of the mercantile community. He wa
! elected II memirr Of the Legislature II
1876, aud was Speaker of the House Q
!" Representatives during Governor Nj
cholls first term Of Office, and was on
" Of his chief advisors and counsellor
during that stornly period.
This donation, made to the parish l
'.o which h. has lived ~ long, Is one q
great value and will I've OF much ser
= vice in the discussion and settlemeii
r of all legal questions which may aIist
." The library will be forwarded t" tn
!" :,arochial officers us soon as they III
y, prepared to receive IL properly cal
~ for it.