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Lacoste Plantation

Ursuline Nun’s property, 1727; sold to Gui Soniat Dufossat circa 1778; sold by Dufossat Family to Pierre Lacoste, 1796. Seized by British force, December 1814; U.S. forces under General John Coffee routed British in counterattack. Became Villere property in 1856.

Located in Chalmette, District 2, St. Bernard Parish Library, St. Bernard Parish. 178



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