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Fort de la Boulaye

First white settlement in present day Louisiana, erected by Bienville in 1699 on this spot (then the bank of the Mississippi), prevented Britain’s seizure of the Mississippi Valley.
Located in Phoenix, LA, Hwy 39, District 2,Plaquemines Parish 6




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