The images in the Pointe Coupée at the Millennium website collection are among the historical documentary photographs produced by Allen C. Smith and Diane Janowski in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Created by these photographers, the images show Pointe Coupéeans in every segment of the their lives. Since 2001, this project has emphasized city and rural life, and the impact of the 21st Century. In seven years, the photographers focused their attention on every aspect of life before and after Huricane Katrina and Hurricane Gustav. The core of the collection consists of about 8,000 color slides. This website provides access to over 350 of these images; future additions will expand the offering. The photographers continue to produce color photos in this beautiful region of Creole, Cajun, and African American heritage.

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And be sure to check out Brian Costello's history page.

Tour the towns of New Roads, Morganza, Livonia and Fordoche. Marvel at the scenic beauty of the False River, formerly part of the Mississippi River and now a boating and sportsmen’s paradise. Travel and tourism opportunities abound.

The photographers recorded history in all walks of life - laborers in the fields, Mother’s Day at church, Christmas decorations, sporting events, holiday parades, restaurants and shops, and architecture from the plantation mansion and the shotgun shack to the modern brick and mortar ranch house. New Roads in Pointe Coupee Parish is the setting for Ernest Gaines' books. Miss Jane Pittman's tree is located on LA 416.

You’ll find photos of the region’s agricultural bounty - sugar, soy, cotton and pecans - from gathering in the fields to processing at the mills, gins and factories. Look carefully at the pictures in the bayous and you might see egrets, pelicans, snakes and alligators.

Please enjoy this glimpse into the lives of the people and the environs of Pointe Coupee Parish. And please . We’d love to here from you. Let us know what you think of our website. Thanks for stopping by.

Funding for this project has been provided by the Wurtele Foundation.

Come visit the sparkling water of False River, Spanish moss, cedar tree, pecan trees, sugar cane fields, cotton fields, antebellum plantations, country stores, famous Julien Poydras, Louisiana history, French Triangle, Iberville exploration in 1699, Creole culture, John Archer LeJeune, Corinne Lindy Boggs, author Ernest Gaines, LA Interstate 190, Zachary Taylor Parkway, John J. Audubon Bridge, west of Baton Rouge, Raccourci, Atchafalaya River.