A history of Edgard,
since 1772
Postcards, papers and photographs of Edgard from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗One of the parish's first communities and a social haunt of the privateer Jean Lafitte, Edgard has been the parish seat since 1848. Originally named St. John the Baptist for the Catholic church at its heart, Edgard was renamed in 1850 for its postmaster, Edgar Perret. Edgard's first St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (1772) was destroyed by the Poché Crévasse in 1821. Another church was soon erected. In 1918 fire gutted the building. Parishioners gave generously to replace the church and, by the time the new church opened its doors, all debts had been paid.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Edgard’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewGilmores page95, 1926: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Edgard
See all 5 →
Edgard, decade by decade
LOCWrecking porch of old house near Edgard, Louisiana1938
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Detail of construction…1938
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Side wall of old house…1938
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Side wall of old house…1938
LOCDetail of construction of old house; note the wooden cross …1938
LOCSide wall of old house dating from early nineteenth century…1938
LOCSide wall of old house dating from early nineteenth century…19381990s
unknown1 item
CommonsEumorpha satellitia satellita MHNT CUT 2010 0 82016
CommonsEumorpha satellitia satellita MHNT CUT 2010 0 8 Edgard, Lou…2016
CommonsEumorpha satellitia satellita MHNT CUT 2010 0 8 Edgard, Lou…2016
CommonsLight From Haven2013
CommonsBelief2013
CommonsBehold2013
CommonsCaire's General Store2012
CommonsE J Caire Store12011
CommonsLAMap-doton-Edgard20044 historic places in Edgard
4 places in Edgard are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Gilmores page95 (1926) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (10) and the Library of Congress (8). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.