Cabahanoce Plantation
Cabahanoce Plantation House has long since been claimed by the river. It was home of Andre Bienvenu Roman, Governor of Louisiana (1831-1835 and 1839-1843); member of the State Constitutional Convention (1845 and 1852); member of the Secession Convention (1861); and member of the Peace Commission to Washington, D.C. for the Confederacy.
The marker is located in Hymel, Hwy 18.
Colonel Leopold L. Armant
Colonel Leopold L. Armant enlisted in Confederate Army in 1861; and died heroically at the Battle of Mansfield in April, 1864. He served in Yellow Jacket Battalion and as Commandant of 18th Volunteer Infantry Regulars and Mouton Brigade.
Armant's ancestors were Jean Marie, Jean Baptiste, and Jean Seraphim Armant, St. James planters and army officers.
The marker is located in Vacherie, Hwy 18.
Convent
Settled in 1722-1739 and called Baron, Convent is now the parish seat of St. James Parish. Historic sites include St. Michael's Church, built in 1809, and site of St. Michael's Convent Order of the Sacred Heart from 1825-1932. Also the site of Jefferson College, 1831-1931.
The marker is located in Convent, Hwy 44.
First Acadian Settlers
This marker commemorates the lives of the Acadian refugees who came overland 1756 through 1757 locating in St. James parish. In the vicinity was the 1762 land grant to Jacques Cantrelle, Sr., of France, after whom the church and parish were named. The section was once included in Les Oumas, Eveche of Quebec. The marker is located in St. James, Hwy 18.
James Mather
This marker locates the place of death of James Mather on October 8, 1821. James Mather is remembered for a large sugar plantation owned by Mather family until sold in 1879. Mather, an Englishman by birth, came to America in 1777, was active in Indian trade in West Florida area and was the fourth mayor of New Orleans serving from 1807-1812.
