Delta Farms, Louisiana

Lawrence "Paca" Dufrene and Abel Theriot

Delta Farms is an area in Lafourche Parish just north of Larose, Louisiana. It was originally a swamp area that was surrounded by levees to create a farmland.

History

In its heyday Delta Farms had a school, general merchandise store, post office, blacksmith shop, cotton gin and a hotel.

Today all of Delta Farms is flooded and used as a fishing and hunting area. The Delta Farms Area has been renamed the Dixie Delta Canal.

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