Hi All, I hope if anyone answers Ron's question, copied below, he or she will post the info to the list since I'm also interested in reading any replies! Thanks & best wishes, Barbara (V. Smith) Athens, Ohio [email protected] my family pages can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/6056/FG_TOC.htm ---------- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [LA-LGHS-L] Lafayette Parish History >Date: Tue, Jul 27, 1999, 2:00 AM > >Carl A. Brasseaux in Lafayette: An Illustrated History (Windsor >Publications, 1990), states, "In 1840, Lafayette Parish was rocked >by an abortive slave insurrection, resulting in heightened vigilance >on the part of local white in the years preceding the Civil War." > >Is anyone familiar with this planned revolt. Books, sources, >references, citations will be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks in advance, > >Ron Batiste >([email protected])