Bayou Teche Dispatches: Vermilionville

Bayou Teche Dispatches

Showing posts with label Vermilionville. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Vermilionville. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Petit Manchac: A Tale of Two Lafayettes

The year 2023 marks the bicentennial of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana — the seat of which was Vermilionville, renamed Lafayette in 1884 to h...

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Shane K. Bernard: Shane K. Bernard holds degrees in English and History from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a doctorate in History from Texas A&M University. He is the author of several books on south Louisiana history and culture. Shane lives in New Iberia, Louisiana, a short distance from the celebrated Bayou Teche.

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