PERSONALITIES
(The names with stars are descended from early ancestors mentioned in the text or listed in the early records of El Camino Real area)
Here are some short biographies of individuals who have each in his or her own way contributed to the progress of our El Camino Real upper territory.
Many of them are descendants of the earliest settlers, and their families have been in Louisiana for nearly 250 years. Very few in Louisiana can claim such distinction, for even the founders of New Orleans came later.
The families of others written about here settled in this area years afterward, some in modern times. But they have adopted the land as their own and are just as proud of its history and traditions as the “old timers.”
All have, by living up to the standard of older days, added to the well being of the community and improved it socially, economically and politically. They have made it attractive to tourists and visitors, and new permanent residents find it a most attractive place in which to live. The people of today who live along El Camino Real are worthy of their sires.