LeBleu Settlement, Louisiana

The LeBleu Settlement includes areas extending over both Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis Parishes.[1] It is named after the first residents of present-day Lake Charles, Martin and Dela Lebleu; in 1781 the LeBleus first arrived in Lake Charles and settled six miles east of the city.

References

  1. "History of Lake Charles". City of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Retrieved 2023-04-20.


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