tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post674042021009691720..comments2024-03-22T12:57:57.273-05:00Comments on WOUNDED BIRD: GOOD-BYE ACADIA PLANTATIONJune Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-45755306549560337542022-12-26T21:41:59.560-06:002022-12-26T21:41:59.560-06:00The house was built as three homes for the Bowie f...The house was built as three homes for the Bowie family -- of Jim Bowie at the Alamo fame, of Bowie knife fame. The 3 houses were adjacent, and later moved together to form the house that was demolished. The Bowie's reportedly dealt with Jean Lafitte, then at Galveston Texas, illegally importing slaves to Louisiana for sale here and Mississippi. So, the history is mixed good and bad, but quite old...and now all gone instead of being the centerpiece of a new community. That might have made more profit for the developers, but they found the usual formula easier...just flatten the hell out of what's there! . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-33691822993676750392015-06-18T16:03:45.328-05:002015-06-18T16:03:45.328-05:00Money wins the day. We see the evidence writ larg...Money wins the day. We see the evidence writ large on the political scene today.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-52977447680684822542015-06-18T15:59:03.851-05:002015-06-18T15:59:03.851-05:00Let me get this straight. Mr. Giardina purchased t...Let me get this straight. Mr. Giardina purchased the house from a well established, local family under the pretense of maybe living there? And then using a loophole in the law, because of it being privately owned removed it from the National Historic Register? Am I close? And then he tore it down?<br />Acadia was one of the old ladies of Lafourche Parish. The house played a role in the Southern aesthetic and was held in the balance of Thibodaux's trust. Strike that one from the brochure when marketing for tourism.<br />There is such a thing as too one person having too much power. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-58596962803033004732015-02-04T15:21:25.627-06:002015-02-04T15:21:25.627-06:00As I research some of Louisiana's plantation h...As I research some of Louisiana's plantation homes I am extremely discouraged to discover that in this day and age someone would be allowed to demolish an historic home. I am appalled!! What a travesty that some land monger has absolutely no sense of history or preservation. It is astounding! To demolish an historic site should be a crime. It is certainly offensive and despicable act. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-78349192855053011722013-12-23T12:09:15.892-06:002013-12-23T12:09:15.892-06:00teacher, I hope not, but I would not be overly sur...teacher, I hope not, but I would not be overly surprised.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-44440466124516165712013-12-23T08:25:35.362-06:002013-12-23T08:25:35.362-06:00teacherteacherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-82362587558085261992013-12-23T08:22:52.988-06:002013-12-23T08:22:52.988-06:00I guess laurel valley plantation is next. just thi...I guess laurel valley plantation is next. just think of all the houses you can cram together , more people more rent or mortgages more tax money more voters, more sewage, more automobile exhaust, more roads , more noise, etc, who needs historical relics or tourism??? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-53355374146684095382012-08-30T10:22:38.722-05:002012-08-30T10:22:38.722-05:00Trudy, there should be a law that can't be eas...Trudy, there should be a law that can't be easily swept aside.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-15685597533996007512012-08-26T17:12:43.908-05:002012-08-26T17:12:43.908-05:00The new owner had the home removed from the nation...The new owner had the home removed from the national list. that is why he was able to destroy this beautiful home. He built a new one in its place that is about as ugly as all get out. This is my home town and this still makes me sick till today. he claimes he tried to sell the home but its all lies. he is a greedy man who cares nothing about preserving the history of our quaint little town. There needs to be laws to protect this from happening. Trudynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-54678347570963442922010-04-22T18:45:18.593-05:002010-04-22T18:45:18.593-05:00What a beautiful old house. What a stupid set of d...What a beautiful old house. What a stupid set of decisions.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959670952166969809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-47875872005378720912010-04-22T15:55:52.030-05:002010-04-22T15:55:52.030-05:00David G., we cannot depend on the state to protect...David G., we cannot depend on the state to protect the historic structures without grass roots pressure, and that doesn't always work.<br /><br />BooCat, it beats me.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-76657964639568735752010-04-22T11:44:46.632-05:002010-04-22T11:44:46.632-05:00Why do we destroy our history and call it progress...Why do we destroy our history and call it progress?BooCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193638351756858614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-81473064024582617312010-04-22T11:03:05.062-05:002010-04-22T11:03:05.062-05:00I can't believe the State let him demolish His...I can't believe the State let him demolish History,...Bastards!!<br /><br />What Goes Around Comes Around!!David G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15579600744831973105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-59239897544864135732010-04-22T10:53:09.362-05:002010-04-22T10:53:09.362-05:00Lapin, the idea for a mixed residential/commercial...Lapin, the idea for a mixed residential/commercial development friendly to pedestrian traffic is not bad, but I'm very sad to see the old house go. It was quite an interesting structure, both inside and out. I wish that the house could have been saved. With the will, it could have been incorporated into the plans for the development.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-2804028989982274122010-04-22T10:42:19.232-05:002010-04-22T10:42:19.232-05:00Reading the developers' web page ("Where ...Reading the developers' <a href="http://www.acadiaplantation.com/" rel="nofollow">web page</a> (<i>"Where old fashion</i>[sic]<i>values come to life"</i> one might think the project was undertaken purely from altruism.Lapinbizarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07686990585795363001noreply@blogger.com