RICHARD, A. A., (Acadia) then St. Landry Parish, Louisiana -------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted for the LA GenWeb Archives by Mike Miller, Nov. 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section Date: 27 Oct 1998 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ A. A. RICHARD, BAYOU CURRENT.--A. A. Richard, one of St. Landry's leading citizens, was born in what is now Acadia parish, Louisiana, June 8, 1839, and is the son of Eugene and Catherine (Harmon) Richards, natives of St. Landry parish. Eugene Richard was a very successful planter in St. Landry, and died when his son was only a boy, thus leaving him to a mother's care at this early age. A. A. is one of seven children now living. He spent his school days in St. Landry parish. In 1861, early in the year, he joined the Sixteenth Louisiana Infantry and was in many of the most active engagements of the war, viz: Shiloh, Farmington, Perryville, Kentucky, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Jackson, Miss., and Missionary Ridge; at the last named place he was taken prisoner and consigned to Rock Island, where he remained until the close of the war, when he returned to Big Cane and commenced the operation of his mother's plantation, which he has continued up to the present time. During this time he has greatly increased his plantation until he now owns 3500 acres on the Atchafalaya River. In 1868 he commenced a mercantile business, which has increased until at present time he does quite an extensive business. It was through his instrumentality that the Bayou Current post-office was organized in 1878, and he has served as post-master nearly all the time since its location at this place. Mr. Richard is one of the most progressive citizens of his section. Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, p. 70. Edited by William Henry Perrin. Published in 1891, by The Gulf Publishing Company. # # #