Researching in Louisiana you should be contactingthe Catholic Diocese Archives since all Slaves and Indians had to be Baptisted . There is a record of all these births in the archives.

I am interested in several Plantations and the owners and their families in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Most of these were around the Port Barre area, near the junction of the Bayou Courtableau and Bayou Teche. Some may have been in the Petit Bois, Arnaudville and Grand Coteau, Louisiana. All or most were in St. Landry Parish, LA I would be interested in any information concerning the families, Plantations and Estates of: Charles BARRE's, Viewx Vacherie Plantation and Barre's Landing/Barry's Landing, for which Port Barre, Louisiana was named. John CLOSE (John CLOSE Plantation) and Euphrosine BARRE' Euphrosine CLOSE and Honore DEJEAN Joseph Gradenigo and Emelie BARRE' Magdalen BARRE' and August/Augustin NEZAT Genevieve BARRE' and Daniel Zeringue/Zehringue Genevieve CLOSE and Telesphore Zeringue/Zehringue Charles CLOSE and Marie Therese Eugenie BOSSIER Placide CLOSE and Irma STELLY Alexandre Close and Josephine STELLY Jean Pierre CLOSE and Josephine ROBIN Zephirin CLOSE and Pauline ROBIN Madeline Amelia "Emilie" CLOSE and Desire GODET Elisabeth CLOSE and Jean MERAL Julie Felicie BARRE and Antoine NEZAT (dit CHARPENTIER) ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using FREE Catholic Online Webmail. Please tell your family, friends and children about COL Webmail! http://webmail.catholic.org/