Fort De La Boulaye Site

One of the earliest European sites in Louisiana. Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville built this fort in 1700 — called 'Mississippi Fort' — to anchor France's claim on the river. By 1707, Native Americans had forced the French to abandon it. No physical trace remains above ground; only a historical marker on a low ridge surrounded by swamp identifies the spot where France's Mississippi ambition began and failed. A National Historic Landmark for the story, not the structure.