Louisiana place names book

So i thought it would be fun to poll my friends and make a list of all the great louisiana pet names there are. Project muse louisiana place names of indian origin. This volume includes his three louisiana articles combined. Tract books held at the louisiana state land office provide key information about louisiana property.

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. There is corruption in the local government and voodoo too. This is a complete list of national historic landmarks in louisiana, the united states national historic landmark program is a program of the national park service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance the state of louisiana is home to 54 of these landmarks, spanning a range of history from early to. Popular, unusual, and forgotten stories of towns, cities, plantations, bayous, and even some cemeteries leeper, clare dartois on. Her unique blend of documented fact and traditional wisdom results in an entertaining guide to louisiana s place name lore. Geological survey geographic names information system. Youll discover places named by people with straightforward approaches and some with quirky senses of humor. Californians cant figure out how to say louisiana place names and its hilarious. Find who youre looking for, and immediately see their name and address for. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. This book is researched with a great deal of thought and care. The city and town name generator uses a database of over five million names across more than 150 countries. This book is an update of the louisiana directory of cities, towns and.

Leeper conducted numerous interviews, visited courthouses, museums, and libraries, and more recently made use of the geographic names information system to create this fascinating collection of louisiana history and folklore. Born in shreveport, she spent most of her life in baton rouge, named for the red stick that marked the hunting boundaries of the bayougoulas and the houmas. Search for someone by name, phone number, zip code or address. If you know the county in louisiana where the topographical feature is located, then click on the county in the list above. Joining alabamas reprint of indian places names in alabama and florida place names of indian origin and seminole personal names, this volume completes the republication of the southern place name.

About louisiana, slave records, 17191820 this database is a compilation of information on over 100,000 slaves who came to louisiana between 1719 and 1820. Discover 118 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in louisiana from new orleans historic voodoo museum to evergreen plantation. Find the perfect funny name for your club book club names 2020. This book is an update of the louisiana directory of cities, towns and villages published by the louisiana department of transportation and development in 1995. Order a louisiana visitors guide to get official trip ideas, things to do, places to stay and restaurants to enjoy while visiting louisiana. A collection of words alabama fire ant read, william a. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Popular, unusual, and forgotten stories of towns, cities, plantations, bayous, and even some cemeteries. Knowing the slave owners will help the researcher in finding records for slave ancestors. Every map in the state of louisiana is printable in full color topos. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author.

The food, the family, the scenery and the overall culturetheres no place like it. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day. Louisiana inspired baby names like many other born or selfproclaimed cajuns, i love all things louisiana. Glory hole listings and classified listing gloryholes for cocksuckers wanted and cocksuckers available. Most importantly, read devoted a good portion of his research to the meaning of place names in the southeastern united statesespecially as they related to indian word adoption by europeans. Book takes place in new orleans about a mother and young son who run a boarding house for the elderly. Read, edited and with an introduction by george riser. List of national historic landmarks in louisiana wikipedia.

Louisiana inspired baby names louisiana family, fun and. Abitaa tiny town north of new orleans, this name is mostrecognizeable as a brand of beer. It is useful to note that, more often than not, the first name for creoles until the 1910s, was a roman catholicchristian saints name. Place name generator generate fantasy city, country and. How ever, an especially productive area for loanwords was that of placenames, including.

Common creole names common names since most north american creoles, especially those having strong roots in the french speaking parts of louisiana and parts of the deep, south where there was a strong french influence, it can be presumed that. Louisiana placenames of indian origin 1927, more indian place names in louisiana 1928, and indian words 1931. Not surprising for a region that has existed under ten flags, louisiana s place names reflect a mixture of several languages and point to other locales across the country and around the world. Book was named for a family of pioneer settlers which included the first postmaster. Louisiana was named after louis xiv, king of france from 1643 to 1715. Check out our complete list of club names are you looking for the best club name.

It is bounded by mississippi, with the mississippi river forming about half of the border e, the gulf of mexico s, texas w, and arkansas n. The original publication was intended for use with the official map of louisiana. Highest rated places of interest or tour operators on tripadvisor, promoting those where there is at least one tour or. Download citation louisiana place names of indian origin, a collection of. Those strange sounding names from 1960 to 1979, and again from 2004 to 2006. Hosted at lausgenweb archives of african american genealogy louisiana slave sales, 18001832 mabrymaybery slave records maryland slaves sold to louisiana plantation owners emancipation freeing thomas jackson from slavery carroll parish inventory of nancy beiller. Do you ever have trouble pronouncing names in louisiana. Louisiana history clare dartois leepers louisiana place names brings to life the incredible diversity of the states heritage and culture. If you are looking for a random city or town name to spark a location for a book, game, or a script, millions of possibilities are at your finger tips. From aansel to zwolle, with mamou in between, researcher clare dartois leeper offers an alphabet of louisiana place names, both past and. Old and new place names there are many references in the early louisiana records to place names that have changed or some that remain the same but arent incorporated areas. Popular, unusual, and forgotten stories of towns, cities, plantations, bayous. Clare dartois leeper 19322012 wrote the newspaper column louisiana places.

Find louisiana topo maps and topographic map data by clicking on the interactive map or searching for maps by place name and feature type. Californians butcher pronouncing louisiana place names. Originally colonized by the french during the 18th century, it became u. Louisiana place names of indian origin, a collection of words.

Book is an unincorporated community in catahoula parish, louisiana, united states. These descriptions of slaves were extracted from documents and records located in various places throughout louisiana, as well as from some archives located in texas, france, and spain. Place names the power of names utep library research. He came with that name and i was never able to think of anything i liked better, so that name stuck. Read was a prolific publisher, producing nine books and over forty articles. The second name, or middle name, was most often the name by which the individual was communally known. Leeper includes 893 entries that reveal a distinct view of the states history. Joining alabamas reprint of indian places names in alabama and florida place names of indian origin and seminole personal names, this volume completes the. Books, maps, atlases, and gazetteers are the major sources for the study. The gift shop has great gift items and a wide variety of books about louisiana history. Leeper considers the origins of each place as well as each name, drawing attention to the individuals who transformed louisiana from an uninhabited wilderness into a populated state. Learn the origins of some of the unique city and town names in louisiana. From aansel to zwolle, with mamou in between, researcher clare dartois leeper offers an alphabet of louisiana place names, both past and present.

Common creole female first names louisiana historic and. Local history books on louisiana arcadia publishing. It, also, is the only state that has parishes rather than counties. Shop for important louisiana history books at arcadia publishing today. His writings spanned five decades and have been instrumental across a wide range of academic disciplines. List of books and articles about louisiana history. Index to louisiana place names mentioned in the war of the rebellion, a compilation of the official records of the union and confederate armies. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Two of louisiana s top crappie thumpers share their tips for making your april fishing trips good ones. The water wheel was moved to a yearround flowing creek but the town name dry prong stuck. Louisiana sits above the gulf of mexico at the mouth of the mississippi river, bordered by arkansas to the north, mississippi to the east and texas to the west. Name origins trace back to geography, flora, fauna, religion, weather, people, and occasionally, a flood, a favorite book, or a popular local dish. If you have come here looking for a fictional place name, you have probably tried to come up with one and you know just how hard it is.

Louisiana follows the legal system established by napoleon while the other states follow english common law. To create a good interesting place name you will need time and a lot of investment, you probably do not want to spend hours just on a place name, you have a book. Mystery books that take place in louisiana the cozy. Trying to find this book i read about 1980, it was the first book published by this man, his name was jonathan and i cannot remember his last name. Popular, unusual, and forgotten stories of towns, cities. The following are forenames given names that arewere common among roman catholic creoles of louisiana. Her unique blend of documented fact and traditional wisdom results in an entertaining guide to louisianas place name lore.

Louisiana place names of indian origin university of. Browse through team names to find funny club names and cool club names. The french influence can also be seen on the lists of popular baby names in louisiana. Joining alabamas reprint of indian places names in alabama and florida place names of indian origin and seminole personal names, this volume completes the republication of the southern. Even the states name, leeper points out, combines the french louis and the spanish iana, meaning belonging to louis xiv. Every parcel of land in the state of louisiana should have an entry. Clare dartois leeper s louisiana place names brings to life the incredible diversity of the states heritage and culture. Learn more about louisiana s town names in part ii and part iii. Baby names from the bayou february 24, 2009 pamela redmond guest blogger elisabeth wilborn of you cant call it it, a writer, artist, and mother who lives in brooklyn, new york, brings us this look at the jambalaya of names native to the louisiana bayou. Louisiana placenames of indian origin 1927, more indian placenames in louisiana 1928, and indian words 1931. Here are a couple of people from california desperately trying to figure out how to say the names of some places in louisiana.