Evening, Bob Mhoon has kindly shared two files with us. Here are his words: "This is the Contract (translation) for the July 1806 marriage of Sieur Achilles Berard and the Demoiselle Marie-Hortense Boutte. She was the daughter of Francois Cezare Boutte and Marie Therese Degruis. In my home town (New Iberia, LA) there is Hortense St. that was named for the bride. It ended directly behind our family home. I've also attached a news clipping discussing the fight for oil rights in Barataria though it probably is of little interest to the group. You are free to share this information however you like." I've uploaded this to the Photo Section of the website, even though they aren't photos. There are quite a few cousins on this list with Boutte-Degruy connections. So there will be quite a few who will be interested in this materia. As [bad] luck would have it, Barataria and oil are in the news again right now.... but not exactly in the same context. Thank you, Bob, for sharing these files with us. R