BERTRAND, O., Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** O. BERTRAND, LAFAYETTE. --O. Bertrand was born in Scott, Lafayette parish, Louisiana. His father was a native of Lafayette parish, and in later years was a merchant in New Orleans. He died in that city in 1875. The mother of our subject is also deceased. O. Bertrand is a planter and stock raiser by occupation, and in this he has prospered, and is one of Lafayette's well-to-do farmers. He is a member of the Catholic church. Though not active in political affairs he takes an interest in the manipulation of local matters. Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, pp. 207-208. Edited by William Henry Perrin. Published in 1891, by The Gulf Publishing Company.