Historical Documents

We welcome any contributions of historical documents that you may want to share. You can assist other researchers by contributing and posting copies of some of your original documentation uncovered during the course of family research.

I can post graphics and documents related to Acadia Parish and its inhabitants on this site.  If the document is believed to be protected by copyright or if it is readily available on another site we may not be able to post it on this site..

Gene Thibodeaux's Famous Uncles Gene Thibodeaux has documented many of his "Famous Uncles" and shared it with us as additional historical information.

Confederate Pension Applilation Index The index, located in the Louisiana State Archives Genealogy and History Section, should be your first stop in your virtual search for pension records related to Civil War veterans of Louisiana.

• BOUILLION, Don Louis Parish of:  Acadia, No.: 8148, Soldier’s Application for Pension: Don Louis Bouillion, P. O. Rayne, Company and Regiment, K:  18th Regiment, Filed: Nov. 13, 1913, Allowed: March 11, 1914.  Document transcript provided by Jerry ROYER.


• CORMIER, Joseph S. Widows Application for Pension, Parish of Acadia, No. 8588, Mrs. Malize Cormier, Widow of Joseph S. Cormier, Company and Regiment K, 28th LA. Inf., P. O. Rayne, LA, Filed July 24, 1914.  Cause of Death of Widow’s Husband? Old Age.


• When did he die?   January 5, 1896.
• Where?   Rayne, LA.
• Date of Application?   July 22, 1914.
• Document transcript provided by Jerry ROYER.

Historical Point Noire Historical News Articles from Southwest Louisiana Prairies Old newspaper articles related to incidents and events in the lives of Southwest Louisiana citizens spanning many years of yesterday. Documents transcribed by Winston Boudreaux. Click on "Point Noire History" on the main menu.