Hello List Members, at the library today, I happened upon a small, paperback booklet which might be of help to some on the list. It's entitled: "Marriage Dispensations in the Diocese of Louisiana and The Floridas: 1786 - 1803" by Shirley Chaisson Bourgeois, published by Polyanthos Press, New Orleans, 1980, with an Introduction by Mr. Charles Nolan, the archivist for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. I only had time to glimpse through it but what I saw seemed very interesting and may involve Indians of many tribes. I did catch a glimpse of one about a "Trahan" which is a name that has surfaced on the list before or perhaps names similar to it. Many of the records recount very interesting stories about why a dispensation to marriage was sought. When I have more time I'll look through it again in greater depth and let you know what I find. John Craven New Orleans