Pointe Coupee at the Millennium
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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 five years, the photographers focused their attention on every aspect of life. 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 photographs in this beautiful region of Creole, Cajun, and African American heritage.
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Labatut House |
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Man at work |
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Mardi Gras |
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Garden scene |
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New neighborhood |
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| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||