Washington (Louisiana), Town of. Records, 1836-2012
Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0517
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the minutes to meetings and financial records for the Town of Washington, a journal documenting minutes for the Board of Police, and the Code of the Ordinances for Opelousas. Washington Mayor Dwight Landreneau’s office donated the collection.
Dates
- 1836-2012
Biographical / Historical
Washington, Louisiana, founded in 1770, is a town in St. Landry Parish and the third oldest settlement in Louisiana. Starting out as a French trading post, the Town of Washington acted as a steamboat port for various products, the largest port between New Orleans, LA and St. Louis, MO.
Extent
5 Linear Feet (5 feet of materials contained in 4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- Ordinance One of 1962 forms
- Title
- Town of Washington (Louisiana) Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zack Stein
- Date
- 11/16/2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository
Contact:
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031
speccoll@louisiana.edu
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031
speccoll@louisiana.edu