Southwest Louisiana Biographical & Historical By Wm. Henry Perrin Printed in 1891 and reprinted in 1971 Many of you are familiar with this book. It has so much information about the people and towns in our area. However, like all printed works, it is riddled with typographical errors, particularly on page 249 of the section on Vermilion Parish. I’d like to correct the errors on that page, based on my extensive research. Let’s start with the “Present Council.” I’ll bracket the corrections. James [A]. Petty, [Ophelias] Bourque, [E. A]. Mazerolle, [Dr.] C. J. Edwards, and J. J. Abadie, secretary; Euphemon LeBlanc town Marshal. The mayor, [J. O. Lege], was not even listed. Let’s move on to the “Business Directory,” also on page 249. Joseph T. Labit, [Ulyssee] Abadie, [Ophelias] Bourque, Miss Lorenzo Blanc, Heirs of David Beer, Jean Boyance, J. M. [Beauxis], W.H. Chevis, Lucius Theophile (perhaps not the last name of the individual), Lucius Duteil (probably Dutel), [Feray] & Wall, [Leon] J. Feray, A. J. Godard, Godchaux & Co., J. [O]. Lege, E. [Montagne], Jr., R. H. [Mills], Felix Romero, [Trahan] & Romero, Louis Thibeaux, Louis [Leotaud], A. Mouton, F. L. [Melebeck], Geo. W. Caldwell (although a brick manufacturer and brick mason, he also had a grocery store at this time.) A. [Laborde], George Schells (?), J. A. [Brookshier] (so spelled at that time), Solomon [Wise], E.G. Lemaire, P. D. Dupuy, Lege & Guydoy (more probable that it was Lege & [Gueydan], although I’m not familiar with that company. It is how Gueydan is misspelled on the last line on that page), Madam Abadie, Sylvanie [Prejean], [Eraste] Mouton, Ernest Trahan, and Aymar Bourque. Now, on to Perry’s Bridge, still on page 249. Dr. J. [T]. Hamblet, and the only other misprint of which I’m certain is Martin and Timothy [Bagley]. Again, on the last line of the page, the name should be J. P. [Gueydan]. On the top of page 250, it should read Frank [Winston]. On page 251, “The Press:” The Independent is mentioned in the Planters’ Banner as early as [1849], so it was started long before 1852. The Meridional was sold in 1879 to E. I. Addison. Mrs. Ursule Guegnon, wife of Eugene Guegnon, died in [1878], so she couldn’t have sold it in 1879, as stated. Do errors such as these exist in the other chapters? Probably so, but I’m most familiar with Vermilion Parish. Ken Dupuy