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[[Image:Fort Butte LaRose 1863.jpg|right|thumb|250 px|Fort Butte La Rose, Louisiana in 1863]]
[[Image:Fort Butte LaRose 1863.jpg|right|thumb|250 px|Fort Butte La Rose, Louisiana in 1863]]


'''Butte La Rose''' (also known as '''Butte-a-la-Rose''' and '''Butte a la Rose''') is an [[Unincorporated town|unincorporated]] area in [[St. Martin Parish, Louisiana]], [[United States]].
'''Butte La Rose''' (also known as '''Butte-à-la-Rose''') is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[St. Martin Parish, Louisiana]], United States. In the 21st century, the area is known for its wilderness campgrounds,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cajuncountry.org/campgrounds.html# |title="Campgrounds" |access-date=2008-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704190147/http://www.cajuncountry.org/campgrounds.html# |archive-date=2008-07-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Atchafalaya Welcome Center.<ref>[http://dnr.louisiana.gov/sec/atchafalaya/education/INTRODUCTION_Teachers.doc dnr.louisiana.gov "Atchafalaya Basin Program"]</ref>

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In 2011, Ed Lavandera of ''[[CNN]]'' said that Butte La Rose was "home to an eclectic collection of [[Cajun]]s who've come to this hideaway for generations to drift through the hidden waters catching crawfish."<ref name="LavanderaEd" /> As of 2011 about 800 houses were located in the community. Many members of the community referred to their houses as "camps".


==History==
==History==
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The community is located on a high point where the [[Atchafalaya River]] makes a sharp bend and divides into the Little Atchafalaya River to the South and the Upper Grand River to the North.


=== Early history ===
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Some {{Who?}} claim an old [[Native Americans in the United States|Indian]], Celestin Rose, who resided at one time in [[Grand Bois, Louisiana|Grand Bois]] said that the butte was named after one of his ancestors, "a famous [[Chitimacha]] Indian". Another version is that following the [[French Revolution]], some royalists made the butte their home and named it Rose in memory of the flower which was the symbol of their fallen society.<ref> [http://www.gladysdevilliers.acadian-home.org/the-river-people.html Acadian-Home website]</ref>
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The community is located on a high point where the [[Atchafalaya River]] makes a sharp bend and divides into the Little Atchafalaya River to the south and the Upper Grand River to the north.


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Some {{Who|date=May 2011}} claim an old [[Native Americans in the United States|Indian]], Celestin Rose, who resided at one time in [[Grand Bois, Louisiana|Grand Bois]] said that the butte was named after one of his ancestors, "a famous [[Chitimacha]] Indian". Another version is that following the [[French Revolution]], some royalists made the butte their home and named it Rose in memory of the flower which was the symbol of their fallen society.<ref>[http://www.gladysdevilliers.acadian-home.org/the-river-people.html Acadian-Home website]</ref>
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During the [[U.S. Civil War]], the [[Union Army]] capture of [[Fort Burton]] at Butte a la Rose took place on April 20, 1863.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/prj/hist_arch/bayou_chene/bayou_chene.pdf |title=Bayou Chene: The Life Story of an Atchafalaya Basin Community |accessdate=2007-09-21 |last=Maygarden |first=Benjamin D. |coauthors=Jill-Karen Yakubik |date=1999 |format=PDF |publisher=U.S. Army Corps of Engineers }}</ref>


===U.S. Civil War===
In the 21st century, the area is known for its wilderness campgrounds <ref>[http://cajuncountry.org/campgrounds.html "Campgrounds"]</ref> and the '''Atchafalaya Welcome Center'''.<ref> [http://dnr.louisiana.gov/sec/atchafalaya/education/INTRODUCTION_Teachers.doc dnr.louisiana.gov "Atchafalaya Basin Program"]</ref>
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During the [[U.S. Civil War]], the [[Union Army]] capture of [[Fort Burton]] at Butte a la Rose took place on April 20, 1863.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/prj/hist_arch/bayou_chene/bayou_chene.pdf |title=Bayou Chene: The Life Story of an Atchafalaya Basin Community |accessdate=2007-09-21 |last=Maygarden |first=Benjamin D. |author2=Jill-Karen Yakubik |year=1999 |format=PDF |publisher=U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823060356/http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/prj/hist_arch/bayou_chene/bayou_chene.pdf |archivedate=2007-08-23 }}</ref>


=== 2011 flooding ===
As of May 13, 2011, the area expects to flood due to the [[Army Corps of Engineers]] opening the [[Morganza Spillway]], in order to divert flood water from more populous areas such as [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]] and [[New Orleans]].<ref name="LavanderaEd">Lavandera, Ed. "[http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/13/lousiana.town.disaster/index.html?hpt=T2 For Louisiana town, a collective gasp as it braces for floodwaters]." ''[[CNN]]''. May 13, 2011; retrieved May 13, 2011</ref>
In May 2011, the area was threatened by flood due to the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] opening the [[Morganza Spillway]], in order to divert flood water from more populous areas such as [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]] and [[New Orleans]].<ref name="LavanderaEd">Lavandera, Ed. "[http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/13/lousiana.town.disaster/index.html?hpt=T2 For Louisiana town, a collective gasp as it braces for floodwaters]." ''[[CNN]]''. May 13, 2011; retrieved May 13, 2011</ref>

==Community==
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In 2011 Ed Lavandera of ''[[CNN]]'' said that Butte La Rose was "home to an eclectic collection of [[Cajun]]s who've come to this hideaway for generations to drift through the hidden waters catching [[crawfish]]."<ref name="LavanderaEd"/> As of 2011 about 800 houses were located in the community. Many members of the community referred to their houses as "camps".<ref name="LavanderaEd"/>


==Education==
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==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* Kunzelman, Michael. "[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/7575454.html As water inches closer, La. town waits in agony]." ''[[Associated Press]]'' at the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. May 21, 2011.


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Location of Butte La Rose in Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°16′40″N 91°41′12″W / 30.27778°N 91.68667°W / 30.27778; -91.68667
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Fort Butte La Rose, Louisiana in 1863

Butte La Rose (also known as Butte-à-la-Rose) is an unincorporated community in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States. In the 21st century, the area is known for its wilderness campgrounds,[1] and the Atchafalaya Welcome Center.[2]

In 2011, Ed Lavandera of CNN said that Butte La Rose was "home to an eclectic collection of Cajuns who've come to this hideaway for generations to drift through the hidden waters catching crawfish."[3] As of 2011 about 800 houses were located in the community. Many members of the community referred to their houses as "camps".

History

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Early history

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The community is located on a high point where the Atchafalaya River makes a sharp bend and divides into the Little Atchafalaya River to the south and the Upper Grand River to the north.

Some [who?] claim an old Indian, Celestin Rose, who resided at one time in Grand Bois said that the butte was named after one of his ancestors, "a famous Chitimacha Indian". Another version is that following the French Revolution, some royalists made the butte their home and named it Rose in memory of the flower which was the symbol of their fallen society.[4]

U.S. Civil War

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During the U.S. Civil War, the Union Army capture of Fort Burton at Butte a la Rose took place on April 20, 1863.[5]

2011 flooding

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In May 2011, the area was threatened by flood due to the Army Corps of Engineers opening the Morganza Spillway, in order to divert flood water from more populous areas such as Baton Rouge and New Orleans.[3]

Bildung

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Residents are zoned to the St. Martin Parish School Board.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ""Campgrounds"". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2008.
  2. ^ dnr.louisiana.gov "Atchafalaya Basin Program"
  3. ^ a b Lavandera, Ed. "For Louisiana town, a collective gasp as it braces for floodwaters." CNN. May 13, 2011; retrieved May 13, 2011
  4. ^ Acadian-Home website
  5. ^ Maygarden, Benjamin D.; Jill-Karen Yakubik (1999). "Bayou Chene: The Life Story of an Atchafalaya Basin Community" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 23, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2007.
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