In a message dated 7/28/2002 5:08:26 PM Central Daylight Time, dustyc@microgear.net writes: > > Nope - not the Jena Band; they have their federal recognition, although it > was a long, hard stuggle of more than 100 years. > > I was speaking of one of the other groups, "The Louisiana Band of > Choctaws" headquartered in West Baton Rouge Parish. There are several > incorporated bands in Louisiana, some of them have federal recognition and > some have only state recognition. > > dusty > > My misunderstanding, Dusty. Thanks for the correction. John Craven New Orleans