Ardoin’s Funeral Homes was purchased by Wilbur and Hilda Ardoin from A.F. McGee & Son in 1938. Mr. Wilbur Ardoin was working in the family dry goods business when he decided to purchase the Eunice funeral home. Later, in the following year,...
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Facts about the city
Chataignier is a village in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 364 at the 2010 census.
Chataignier Obituaries
It was reported by Tyler Morning Telegraph on January 26th, 2020 that Joyce Harlan (Sonnier) passed away in Tyler, Texas. Ms. Harlan was 87 years old and was born in Chataignier, LA. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Joyce's life.
History
Resources for determining the historical origin of a community such as Chataignier are limited. Records show that it was first a mission of Opelousas beginning in 1856 but that in 1869 it was created as a separate parish called Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The population was 383 at the 2000 United States Census census.
The name 'Chataignier' is French and means "chinquapin," a small chestnut. The following year, in 1902, Chataignier became an established church and separate parish for the second time and has remained such to this day. The community know as Chataignier had a beginning, but its age will never be determined.
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