L'Anse Grise, Louisiana

L'Anse Grise (translated to gray cove) is an unincorporated community in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located on LA Hwy 13, approximately 1.5 miles north of the intersection of LA Hwy 10.

History

L'Anse Grise was homesteaded and settled in the mid-19th century by Dalicourt Guillory, Marius Landreneau, Francois Vidrine, Jean Baptiste Chapman, Jean Baptiste Ortego and others.^[1] "Anse" is one of the many French nautical terms used in South Louisiana and means "cove." The common erroneous translation for the name is Gray Point, which, in French, would be "Pointe Grise." To date, it isn't known when L'Anse Grise acquired its name. The earliest recorded use of the name L'Anse Grise, found in the Vidrine Elementary School, is in 1928.^[2]

References

Municipalities and communities of Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States Parish seat: Ville Platte City Ville Platte Towns Basile‡ Mamou Villages Chataignier Pine Prairie Turkey Creek CDP Reddell Other unincorporated communities Barber Spur Bayou Chicot Beale Belair Cove Centerville Clarks Landing Clearwater Cypress Creek Dossman Duralde Easton Fenris Frilot Cove Gray Point Johnson Landing Lake Cove L'Anse Grise Lone Pine Meridian Nobrac Point Blue Redland Squealer Point Landing Saint Landry Tate Cove Tepetate Tyrone Unatex Vidrine Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent parish or parishes