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FANA celebrates Black History Month - get to know some of our diverse members. 😀 I am Penelope Chaisson Barber CRNA, APRN, I am an African American Louisiana Creole, also a descendent and member of the Attakapas Indian tribe of Louisiana.
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OR Series 1 Vol 34 part 2 p 937 - The behavior of the Union army turns the creoles of the Attakapas region against them, pushing them towards joining the CS Army for the first time. This is three years into the war.
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@1Bonehed 🤣🤣🥴 ok it was a Krewe of Attakapas beads with a medallion that has a magnet on the back. I wasn’t paying attention and it slammed me in the eye. Fortunately I had a glass of wine with some ice in it to help. But yeah, it qualifies as junk🤣.
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Francis X. Pavy 🎨 Coastal Prairie with Attakapas hand 18"x18" oil on canvas
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"The Chitimachas made pottery, bead-work, and baskets. However, their basketry was their crowning glory, and many of their baskets, some well over a hundred years, are intact and as colorful as the day they were made..." Source: Attakapas Gazette Vol. II, No. 1, Page 7
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happy indigenous peoples day <3 and a special "ey la-bas" to my Natchez, Attakapas, Chitimacha, Pointe Au Chien, Houma, Choctaw, Caddo, Coushatta, and all the rest i can't recall off the top of my head :)
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5️⃣ From Saint-Domingue → New Orleans (1765) → Governor granted land in the Attakapas region. They landed on Bayou Teche between today’s Loreauville & St. Martinville. This journey wasn’t just survival—it was soul reborn. See the full route map below. ⬇
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“The subject of this sketch, the son of Antoine Dabaclet Dantrive, originally of the Attakapas, a free man of color, was born in Iberville parish in 1810 and had consequently reached his 77th year.” 🤔🤔🤔
This Wealthy Black Plantation Owner saved Louisiana’s economy after the Civil War through Sugar Farming🤔 Antoine Debuclet Jr was recorded as one of the richest men during the 1860s with his inherited property being worth $264k (Over $10.3 Million in 2025) along with 70 slaves.
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@LSULawProfs @KenLevy2020 presented on “Education vs. Indoctrination: What Does the Constitution Say?” to the Attakapas Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution on Sept. 27 to mark Constitution Month.
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The history of African Americans in Iberia Parish (formerly part of the Attakapas district) dates back to the 18th century and there are several initiatives in the area to uncover and teach that heritage. This Martin L. King Jr. Day, read about African Americans' contributi…
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Charles Philippe Aubry was the 13th French Governor of Louisiana (1765-1768) & 2nd Spanish Governor of Louisiana (1768-1769). Aubry encouraged Acadian exiles to settle in the Attakapas region, and briefly returned to office after the 1768 rebellion against Spanish rule.
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A dynamic, immersive, multi-media stage show from Louisiana singer-songwriter, poet, cultural activist, and environmentalist Zachary Richard. ATTAKAPAS: THE CAJUN STORY begins at 7:00pm tonight on #LPB #LouisianasStoryteller #Louisiana
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New Listing Price: $110,000 404 Attakapas Road, Lafayette, LA 70501 is a fantastic property with 3 bedrooms and 1.0 bathrooms. See more here: https://t.co/pAyM3h6as2
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@KBM117 @X_subhunter_808 With most Black Americans never visiting Africa, how would they automatically know the difference between various sets of features? I have Attakapas (Indigenous to here), West African and French Creole in my blood. Too many tribes to just pick one. It makes no sense at all
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✨ “Be prepared” isn’t just a motto for Scouting USA, it’s a mission. Our LDWF Hunter Education biologists taught a full two-day course at Winter Camp at Camp Attakapas, helping Scouts build skills for safe, responsible hunting. 🌲🦌🎯 #LDWF #HunterEducation #BePrepared
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@EDSecMcMahon @usedgov ATTAKAPAS ISHAK TRIBE OF CALCASIEU PARISH HAS ENTERED THE COMPETITION 💯⚖️🪶🩸🫡
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Did you know @ULSpecColl has an archeological collection? View some artifacts and books in the display cases by the front door. There are two baskets made by Chitimacha natives, bits of pottery found on Belmont Plantation from the Attakapas Indians, and an old pair of spectacles.
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