Houma (Bayou Terrebonne)
– The first Great Acadian Upheaval Marker in the United States
Bayou Terrebonne, about 70 kilometers long, empties into the Gulf of Mexico. It is an important waterway for Terrebonne Parish, created in 1822 from part of Lafourche Parish. In Louisiana a parish is what other American states refer to as a county. In Houma, the seat of the parish, a maker/monument commemorating the “Great Acadian … Read more