Maringouin, Louisiana

Maringouin, Louisiana is located in Iberville Parish and has a population of approximately 1,262.

Maringouin is Cajun French for "mosquito" and was settled by Acadians in 1802; the town was incorporated in 1907.

Money

A simple marker, stuck in the grass along a dangerous curve on Highway 76 in the town of Maringouin. We know only that he was called "Money".

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Highway 411 snakes around one of the bayous that runs through the town of Maringouin and is the scene for many fatal accidents. This one, for a young girl, sits just outside Maringouin, heading towards the town of Rosedale.

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This tree, in a dangerous curve near the lumber mill on Highway 76 in the town of Maringouin, has claimed many lives in the past fifteen years. The marker for "Money", above, sits next to this very tree.