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Hear about the history of sugar production and view authentic artifacts from a dig at Grand Village of the Houma.
Let’s examine Louisiana’s sugar-producing past through the lens of archaeology. In 2003, a pair of artifact collectors were given permission to visit Grand Village of the Houma, a site along the Mississippi River in Ascension Parish. Through research with archaeologists, a variety of 1700s Native American and European artifacts, including beads, ceramics, and gunflints, were identified. Karla Oesch and Josetta LeBoeuf, staff with the Louisiana Division of Archaeology, will share information about their findings.
Artifacts from the Grand Village of the Houma will be on display in Gonzales during regular library hours for the month of October.
This program is part of a statewide series, presented in partnership with the Louisiana Division of Archaeology, in conjunction with Archaeology Month. This year’s theme is Sugar Houses and Sugar Production.
Our Gonzales location was built in 1980 under the direction of Earline Decoteau, Director and serves as our Main Library location. It was expanded & renovated in 1996, 1998, and 2011, under the direction of Angelle Deshautelles, Director.
