Julien Poydras House Site — New Roads

Julien Poydras arrived in Louisiana as an indentured servant. He became Pointe Coupee's wealthiest man. His will enacted the largest private emancipation in Louisiana history. He served as president of the Louisiana Senate. He funded schools and dowries for poor women. Poydras Street in New Orleans carries his name. So does Poydras College. The site is marked, not reconstructed. Pair it with the Pointe Coupee Parish Museum nearby to understand what the marker commemorates: a man who climbed from bondage to wealth and used that wealth to free others.