Union Landing, 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.

UNION LANDING  Bounded on the east by Bayou Barbary and on the south by 

the Amite River in Section 26, T8S-R5E, Union Landing was named for the

Union patrols that came up the Amite River to confiscate food, feed for

the horses, and cotton from the Loflin Plantation.

     Destitute as a result of the war, the residents were forced to hide

their food in a treehouse in the swamps in order to have any for their 

own needs.

     Following the Civil War, the price of cotton dropped so low the

community formed a cooperative, named it "The Union", built a log house

for their meetings and ordered their dry goods from New Orleans.  On the

day of the schooner's arrival, wagons would come from as far as Colyell,

as it was an exciting day. (1) ---Mrs. Evelyn R. Martin

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(1) Statements by Mrs. Louisa Loflin Wells, Mrs. Julia McNabb Martin,
and Mr. William A. Clark, to Mrs. Evelyn R. Martin.

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