Belgians Settlements in LOUISIANA
at the time of the Civil War

En 1860, environ 300 Belges sont établis en Louisiane. La plupart à la Nouvelle-Orléans et une partie non négligeable au nord-ouest de l'Etat.

Sabine County

The first permanent Catholic settler, Peter F. Buvens, a native of Belgium, located near Many in 1837
Source : Inventory of the parish archives of Louisiana.Baton Rouge, La.: Dept. of Archives, Louisiana State University, 1942, 162 pgs