Some of you may have overlooked the really valuable book on the land records of Assumption, Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes being offered by Ms. Audrey Westerman, certified genealogist and historian for the Terrebonne Genealogy Society [TGS - see description below.] I've purchased this book and it is a "goldmine" of information about all the early settlers [including the 1785 Acadians]. It is worth much more than the $25.00 sale price which includes shipping. See http://www.thecajuns.com/books.htm Stanley LeBlanc www.thecajuns.com ***description of book*** "Assumption Parish LA Original Cahier Records, Books 1 thru 5, 1786-1813" by Kenneth B. Toups - LC Card 91-75055, soft covers, 118 pages, Velo binding. every name index. $25 each (postage included) Translated and abstracted French land records from the time of Valenzuela District (Spanish Province) to the establishment of Lafourche County (Territory of Orleans) to its separation into Assumption and Lafourche Interior Parishes (Louisiana statehood). These records are from the first five Cahier books which are filed in Assumption Parish, but contain records of land in Assumption, Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes today. Sellers and buyers are given, with a description of the land and bordering neighbor landowners. Price of the sale, be it money - barter - or swap for other land, is detailed. A stylized map is included, showing the distance of current landmarks in leagues (1 league = 3 miles) from the Mississippi River which helps to locate the neighborhood of the land. Many of the records state the name of the original owner who received the land by grant from the Spanish government