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This depicts the Allard property, which was situated at the confluence of Bayous Metairies and St. John. The latter flowed into Lake Pontchartrain, thus allowing ready access to commercial shipping. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. <br /><br />

Before the French colonized Louisiana, Native Americans lived on the land that is now City Park. Bayou St. John was part of a trade route commonly used by the Chapitoulas and the Houmas Tribes. After the French began to settle along the Gulf Coast…

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