Delacroix, Louisiana

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In the 1780s, Spanish Canary Islanders, or Isleños, settled in the area after given land grants from Spain. After selling their land grants to the planters, the Isleños frequently worked on the plantations they helped to create. Some began to resettle in the easternmost reaches of St. Bernard parish around the 1820s resulting in the firm establishment of Delacroix Island fishing community before the Civil War. By the 1900s, Yscloskey, Louisiana and Shell Beach, Louisiana near Lake Borgne were thriving communities. Seafood harvested by these fishermen in the 1800s and 1900s supplied New Orleans restaurants with a seemingly inexhaustible supply of shrimp, fish and crabs. [1]

Today, "the island" (in reality an inland area surrounded by bayous) is famous for fishing and trapping.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delacroix_Island,_Louisiana
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Coordinates:   29°46'2"N   89°47'9"W

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  • Some of the best fishing in all of America can be found down here in Delacroix. It's also mentioned in the 1975 song by Bob Dylan, "Tangled up in Blue".
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