(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.