Attakapas Post was founded on the Banks of the Bayou Teche. Napoleon sold Louisiana in 1803 to the United States though the Louisiana Purchase. The Organization of the Attakapas Territory took place between 1807 and 1868 Culminating in the Creation of St. Martin Parish Attakapas Post was named St. Martinville.
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Attakapas Post was founded on the Banks of the Bayou Teche. Napoleon sold Louisiana in 1803 to the United States though the Louisiana Purchase. The Organization of the Attakapas Territory took place between 1807 and 1868 Culminating in the Creation of St. Martin Parish Attakapas Post was named St. Martinville.
Information provided by Roberta Jane "Bobbie Hymel Wade