The history of cameron parish cameron parish library. Cameron parish comprises a large portion of the louisiana chenier plain, and thus is home to numerous cheniers, elevated ridges that occur in certain coastal regions, particularly in louisiana. Geology of the chenier plain of cameron parish, southwestern. The doxey home, grand chenier, cameron parish history. In that area there are several sets of cheniers, each separated from, and slightly unconformable to, the next. The most chenier families were found in canada in 1911. Rockefeller wildlife refuge grand chenier, louisiana. I have, however, emphasized the individual as the key to understanding regional distinctiveness, continuity and change, and the perceptual spectrum. Methodism began in grand chenier around 1855, and a church was constructed on alvin mccalls property. Im sure my perspective is colored by that last performance i saw and by the many others over the previous years. Crowell traces the evolution of this regions wellknown sport hunting legacy, creating the first comprehensive. Chenier definition of chenier by the free dictionary.
But the ridge could just as likely have been named for jaguars, which were not uncommon in southwest louisiana at. Myforecast is a comprehensive resource for online weather forecasts and reports for over 58,000 locations worldwide. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. A climate graph showing rainfall, temperatures and normals. In this regional portrait of louisianas chenier plain, i have attempted to merge science and art, detachment and involvement, statistics and everyday life. The mccall cemetery in grand chenier is named for a pioneer cameron parish family, one of whose members, thomas w. In 1879 a records shows that grand chenier had ten black members. Remember that zip code boundaries dont always match up with political boundaries like grand chenier or cameron parish, so you shouldnt always rely on something as imprecise as zip. The cheniere caminada hurricane, also known as the great october storm, was a powerful hurricane that devastated the island of cheniere caminada, louisiana in early october 1893.
Deep in the bayou sits a floating town called little chenier. The chenier country of southwest louisiana is a land unique, often lovely, and little. In that area there are several sets of cheniers, each separated from, and. Remember that zip code boundaries dont always match up with political boundaries like grand chenier or cameron parish, so you shouldnt always rely on something as imprecise as zip codes to determine the sales tax rates at a given address. There are 11 internet providers in grand chenier with 8 of those offering residential service. The book includes details about the storm, its path, the people on the cheniere a ridge of high ground in low lands, what happened during the storm, who died, genealogy, how the families were dispersed. May 12, 2014 awesome history of a place in lost louisiana i went once as a child was a guest of mr. Catholic mission cemetery records, grand chenier, cameron parish, louisiana family history library.
A wetland biography seasons on louisianas chenier plain by. Even in louisiana itself, few people knew of the existence of this unusual section of their state prior to the a. Grand isle, louisiana is a barrier island in the gulf coast in jefferson parish about 50 miles south of new orleans. Conway lebleu, a soninlaw of thomas mccall, was the state representative for cameron parish from 1964 to 1988. Robert chenier is 81 years old today because roberts birthday is on 02211939.
The undisputed king of zydeco, clifton chenier was the first creole to be presented a grammy award on national television. A flamboyant personality, remembered for his gold tooth and the cape and crown. With johnathon schaech, frederick koehler, tamara braun, jeremy davidson. He is the son of apolinaire mhire and mary alice bonsall and the grandson of john thomas bonsall and uranie miller.
The chenier country of southwest louisiana is a land unique, often lovely, and little known to the world at large. J chenier was born september 28, 1957 the son of the great king of zydeco, clifton chenier. Featured services chilton online auto repair manuals. The grand chenier and pecan island ridge systems are linked by louisiana highway 82 and divide the basin into two distinct subbasins. Nora, i found most through the state library of louisiana there is a url on the bottom of some of the images. Usa 1,015,348 louisiana 12,686 cameron parish 105 grand chenier 8 note. Papers were ran off not because of lack of books as posted previously but. Pemon is accused of a crime, and beaux chooses to protect his brother at all costs. Climate grand chenier louisiana and weather averages. It is about 8 miles long and up to mile and a half wide.
It is among the largest civil parishes in louisiana, yet the least populated, owing to the high proportion of land area devoted to marsh. Find information about ranches, lots, acreage and more at realtor. Submit pictures of your hometown to be included above, click here. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for norman chenier.
It was one of three deadly hurricanes during the 1893 atlantic hurricane season. Climate grand chenier louisiana and weather averages grand. In this regional portrait of louisiana s chenier plain, i have attempted to merge science and art, detachment and involvement, statistics and everyday life. On average, the public school district that covers grand chenier is better than the state average in quality. Smith, millege mccall, john william sweeney, george w. Clifton chenier in the cottonand ricegrowing prairie country of southwest louisiana in 1954, a black talent scout, john fulbright, heard a remarkable creole accordionist and singer who billed himself as the king of the south, and his name was clifton chenier. Broussard family southwest louisiana genealogy for. Grand chenier, louisianas history, trivia, facts and more. Chenier is the louisiana french term for the oak tree belts that mark the distribution of the ridges in the mississippi delta region. But the ridge could just as likely have been named for jaguars, which were not uncommon in southwest louisiana at the time of european settlement.
Lafayette public library chenier branch closed until. Chenier synonyms, chenier pronunciation, chenier translation, english dictionary definition of chenier. Angeline miller, has collected a great deal of history on the family. Richard crowell chenier plain octavia books new orleans. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Louisiana had the highest population of chenier families in 1880. The chenier family name was found in the usa, canada, and scotland between 1871 and 1920. Some of chilton librarys more popular features include. Crowell presents and signs his recent book, chenier plain, chronicling the history and economic development of a region in southwest louisiana defined by unique geologic formations and distinguished by its position beneath the mississippi flyway. Geology of the chenier plain of cameron parish, southwestern louisiana donald e.
Get the detailed information you need to tackle vehicle maintenance and repairs. He served in the coast guard at grand chenier during ww ii. The family book for the michel miller and hiacinthe lejeune family can be purchased here. It is a commemorative of the hurricane of 1893 that destroyed cheniere caminada, a multicultural fishing community off the coast of louisiana. Grand chenier is an unincorporated community in cameron parish, louisiana, united states.
Lebleu and his wife, the former virgie annie mccall 19182016, one of the founders of the cameron parish library, are interred at the mccall cemetery. The records record a ten day meeting with a class being organized in 1859. While louisiana law allows municipalities to collect a local option sales tax of up to 3%, grand chenier does not currently collect a local sales tax. This album of clifton chenier is good example of the range of his performances with the red hot louisiana band and i think a good introduction to his works. The settlement of cheniere caminada has been swept out of existence. In the past, robert has also been known as robert j chenier, robert j chenier and robert i chenier. Prevailing currents and weather activity has caused it to expand and contract as it slowly drifts eastward toward grande terre. Maintenance and specification tables that provide the unique data you need for each specific vehicle.
At halftime, phil chenier became the fifth player in wizardsbullets history to have his number retired as his 45 was unveiled in the. Soon after, the bill and melinda gates foundation purchased and donated a fully furnished portable building. Youll find detailed 48hour and 7day extended forecasts, ski reports, marine forecasts and surf alerts, airport delay forecasts, fire danger outlooks, doppler and satellite images, and thousands of maps. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit.
Mccall, was for forty years the cameron parish school superintendent. It is here that beaux and his mentally challenged brother, pemon, run a baitandtackle shop. Even in louisiana itself, few people knew of the existence of this unusual section of their state prior to the advent of hurricane audrey on june 27, 1957. Norman chenier phone, address, background info whitepages. Cheniers and associated chenier plains are associated with shorelines characterized by generally low wave energy, low gradient, muddy shorelines, and abundant sediment supply. This was about 85% of all the recorded chenier s in the usa. Grand chenier, louisiana genealogy familysearch wiki. We will not digitize recent books but there are hard copies for you to look at in each library branch. The name is derived from the french word for wood, chene, meaning oak, which grows on chenier ridges within southwest louisiana. Rockefeller wildlife refuge, grand chenier, louisiana.
Grand chenier, and pecan island in vermilion, are classic examples. A wetland biography seasons on louisianas chenier plain. This was about 85% of all the recorded cheniers in the usa. Oct 06, 2019 the annual saint eugene parish alligator festival is sunday the 6th of october on the mermentau river at grand chenier park beginning at 10am. Over a century ago, an unnamed category 4 hurricane made landfall at cheniere caminada, a peninsula just west of grand isle on the louisiana coast.
He is a graduate of the 1942 class of the grand chenier high school. One report has cheniere chenier au tigre being named because of a large cougar killed there many years ago. During the middle ages, the surname of chenier was used in france. Current local time in grand chenier, cameron county, louisiana, usa, central time zone. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. The annual saint eugene parish alligator festival is sunday the 6th of october on the mermentau river at grand chenier park beginning at 10am. Son of legendary grammy award winning clifton chenier, with deep roots in this southern louisiana toetapping music, cj brings a party to every event. Monthly temperature, precipitation and hours of sunshine. October 1893 hurricane in cheniere caminada country. The library staff began using a bookmobile as a temporary library.
Many people, such as the chenier family, adopted the name of their occupation as. Internet service providers in grand chenier, louisiana. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. We found 2 records for norman chenier in ontario and louisiana. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35 million users. Cameron parish by john berton gremillion mcneese library. Skull island on mermentau river a slave ships inhumanity. Occupational surnames also emerged during the late middle ages. Grand chenier genealogy in cameron parish, louisiana. Owen department of earth and space sciences, lamar university, pob 10031, beaumont, texas 77710, usa abstract the chenier plain of southwestern coastal louisiana is a holocene strand plain composed of wooded beach ridges cheniers and intervening mud. Nov 14, 2017 history of cheniere au tigre by jerald horst.
While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in france. Search 259 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. Grand chenier, louisiana phone book listings, including common grand chenier, louisiana phone scams plus local white pages and yellow pages. United states louisiana cameron parish grand chenier. Cameron parish comprises a large portion of the louisiana chenier plain, and thus is home to numerous cheniers, elevated ridges that occur in. Visit our new hometown usa online community section featuring our new classified ads, new community forums and new community blogs. John berton gremillion transcribed by leora white, 2008 a. In 1880 there were 39 chenier families living in louisiana. Grand chenier weather averages and climate grand chenier, louisiana. They had six children and two of their daughters married into the miller families mary elena who married michel miller, jr. Coastal protection and restoration authority board meeting august 31, 2016 southwest louisiana regional update pdf, 8. Grand chenier is the 246th most connected city in louisiana behind. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our chenier research. Service personal were nicerestaurants were very good.
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