Trading Wolf, Livingston Parish, Louisiana
File prepared by D.N. Pardue



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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.

TRADING WOLF without any doubt, was a trading post of early date.  It is

mentioned as being near the mouth of the Tickfaw River on lake shore of

Lake Maurepas.  Alexander Bookter claimed 1,000 arpents in the new settle-

ment of Santa Helena on the border of Natalbany River, eight miles more or

less above the entrance of Tickfaw River and about eleven miles from the

waters of Lake Maurepas, at a place commonly called Trading Wolf on Nov. 

12, 1803.  Township 8 South, Range 7 East and Section 14 is the site

location that is given for the trading post. (1) -- Lucille Cooper

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(1) Exhibit of Private Land Claims, State of La. Greensburg District and
Vol. IV Pintado Papers p. 131.  No certificate or confirmation of claim
was given at that time.

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