Latitude & Longitude:
29° 58' 28.83",
-90° 6' 2.232"
Louisiana State Historical Marker
Laid out by Charles Zimpel in 1833 on site of Macarty Plantation, formerly uppermost part of Bienville's 1719 land grant. Jefferson Parish seat 1852-1874. Annexed 1874 by New Orleans. 1854 courthouse designed by Henry Howard.