L'Anse Grise, Louisiana

L'Anse Grise (translated to "gray cove") is an unincorporated community in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located on LA Hwy 13 .

History

L'Anse Grise was homesteaded and settled in the mid 1800s by Dalicourt Guillory, Marius Landreneau, Francois Vidrine, Jean Baptiste Chapman, Jean Baptiste Ortego and others. [ [http://www.lansegrise.org/Pioneers_Lanse_Grise.htm www.lansegrise.org "Some Early Pioneers of L'Anse Grise"] ] "Anse" is a one of the many French nautical terms used in South Louisiana and means "cove." The common erroneous translation for the name is Gray Point, which, in French, would be "Pointe Grise." To date, it isn't known when L'Anse Grise acquired it's name. The earliest recorded use of the name L'Anse Grise, found in the Vidrine Elementary School, is in 1928. [ [http://www.lansegrise.org/ www.lansegrise.org "L'Anse Grise Community Website"] ]

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