What is the history of Saint James Parish, Louisiana?
St. James is one of the state’s nineteen original parishes, created by act of the territorial legislature, March 31, 1807. The original seat of government was the community of St. James, on the west bank of the Mississippi RiverMississippi, but this was moved in 1869 to what is now Convent, LouisianaConvent, on the east bank. St. James is the only cultivation site in the world for Tobacco#PeriquePerique tobacco, introduced by an Acadian exile, Pierre Chenet, whose nickname was “Perique.” It has been produced by his descendants for nearly two centuries (now covering only a 300 acre (1.2 km sq) tract) and is in great demand by large tobacco companies. Source: http://en.wikipedia.
