History of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

The disappearing history of Avoyelles Parish is revived!

By the time this short history was first published in 1943, the legacy of Avoyelles Parish was almost completely forgotten. Corinne L. Saucier, Ph.D., an original native of Avoyelles and a folklore enthusiast, gathered records, interviews, and visuals to memorialize this significant era inaspect of Louisiana history. This French language text is a must-have resource for anyone fascinated by the people and culture of central Louisiana when it was still heavily under French influence.