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History · Lemannville

Lemannville’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Lemannville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Lemannville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Ascension and St. James parishes, Louisiana, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2010 Census. Per the 2020 census, the population was 695.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 860 to 695 (-19%). Half of its homes were built before 1976.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lemannville yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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By decade

Lemannville, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Lemannville is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lemannville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Chauvin House in Union, 1.6 miles away.

Lemannville and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Lemannville. Tap a dot.
Chauvin HouseBocageHermitageHelvetia DependencyHoumas, TheLandry Tomb

Closest to Lemannville

Chauvin HouseUnion · French Creole1.6miBocageDarrow · Building2.2miHermitageDarrow · Building2.3miHelvetia DependencyDarrow · Building2.3miHoumas, TheLemannville · Greek Revival2.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Chauvin House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Lemannville?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Lemannville’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 Donaldsonville📜 Sorrento📜 Gonzales📜 Napoleonville
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