Bayou Picou, Livingston and St. Helena Parishes, Louisiana File prepared by D.N. Pardue ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From the book entitled "The Free State - A History and Place-Names Study of Livingston Parish" by the members of the Livingston Parish American Revolution Bicentennial Committee in cooperation with the Livingston Parish Police Jury and the Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1976. Reprinted by permission. Dedicated to the memory of Reuben Cooper and Raymond Riggs. BAYOU PICOU is named for John L. Picou who settled in Section 43, T8S-R4E and T9S-R4E of French Settlement. John Picou is listed on the 1820 Census of St. Helena. Traveling northeast from French Settlement this bayou is the third one on the Bayou Barbary Road. (La. Hwy. 444) -- Mrs. Lucille Cooper * * *