Louisiana place names : popular, unusual, and forgotten stories of towns, cities, plantations, bayous, and even some cemeteries /
From Aansel to Zwolle, with Mamou in between, researcher Clare D'Artois Leeper offers an alphabet of Louisiana place names, both past and present. Leeper includes 893 entries that reveal a distinct view of the state's history. Her unique blend of documented fact and traditional wisdom resu...
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