French Settlement’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of French Settlement. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗French Settlement was settled in 1800 via the Amite River by French, German, and Italian immigrants. The area was a thriving center of commerce, including cypress sawmills, animal trappers, shingle-making, farms, and a steamboat port.
French Settlement has four houses on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Livingston Parish, Louisiana: Decareaux House, Deslattes House, Guitreau House, and Lobell House.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart French Settlement’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how French Settlement’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFrench Settlement La 1937 High Sc…, 1937: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to French Settlement
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French Settlement, decade by decade
1990s
4 historic places in French Settlement
4 places in French Settlement are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1992Adam Lobell House
Listed 1992Decareaux House
Listed 2003Deslattes HouseListed 1992Guitreau HouseThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as French Settlement La 1937 High School Gym (1937) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (7) and the National Register (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.