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Vacherie

Bayougoula Village, 1713. Settled by Canadians and French; later by Germans, Acadians, Spaniards. Here in 1730 Governor Perrier organized expedition against Natchez Indians. Early cattle raising center. French records referred to area as Tabiscana.

Located in Vacherie, LA, Dist. 2, Hwy 18, St. James Parish. 94




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