Fifty Years Ago
This column by Silas T. Grisamore ran for quite a long time in The Thibodaux Sentinel and includes details about Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes in the 1840s. While the focus is primarily on Thibodaux and Lafourche Parish, much of the information is relevant to Terrebonne as well.
Issue Number	Date Published	Topics & People Mentioned
No. 1	July 26, 1890	Municipal elections in Thibodaux in 1840, John C. Beatty, Dr. J. A. Scudday
No. 2	August 2, 1890	Municipal elections in Thibodaux in 1840, Antoine Laforest, Patrick H. Gary, Alfred Millard, Pierre Rouannet, Maturin Bourg, Hubert Aucoin
Last Island (No. 3)	August 9, 1890	Last Island
Last Island (No. 3, continued)	August 23, 1890	Last Island
No. 4	September 13, 1890	Town Council of Thibodaux business in 1840
No. 5	October 18, 1890
No. 6	October 25, 1890
No. 7	November 8, 1890
No. 8	November 22, 1890
No. 9	November 29, 1890
No. 10	December 13, 1890
No. 11	March 7, 1891
No. 11 (part 2)	March 14, 1891
No. 11 (part 3)	March 21, 1891
No. 12	March 28, 1891
No. 13	April 4, 1891
No. 14	May 9, 1891
No. 15	May 16, 1891
No. 16	May 30, 1891
No. 17	April 30, 1892
No. 18	May 21, 1892
No. 19	June 11, 1892
No. 20	July 2, 1892
No. 21	July 23, 1892
No. 22	July 23, 1892
No. 23	July 23, 1892
No. 24	November 19, 1892
No. 24 (again)	December 24, 1892
No. 25	May 6, 1893
No. 26	May 5, 1894
No. 26 (part 2)	May 12, 1894
No. 27	June 9, 1894
No. 28	August 11, 1894
No. 28 (part 2)	August 18, 1894
No. 28 (part 2)	August 25, 1894
No. 30	May 18, 1895
No. 32	May 2, 1896
No. 32 (again)	May 9, 1896
No. 34	June 13, 1896
No. 35	December 5, 1896
No. 36	December 12, 1896
No. 37	December 19, 1896
No. 38	February 6, 1897
No. 39	February 20, 1897
No. 40	February 27, 1897
No. 41	March 13, 1897
No. 42	March 27, 1897
No. 43	April 10, 1897
No. 44	April 17, 1897
No. 45	July 17, 1897