TODAY – MAY 10, 2018 – is the 275th anniversary of Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines’ arrival in in New Orleans, LA! He departed France on January 1, 1743 on the royal ship La Charente with the newly-appointed Governor of Louisiana, Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil. During the subsequent four-month

The Vidrine Family in LA celebrates the 275th anniversary of Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines’ departure from France and arrival of LA in 2018. It’s a great time to remember and reflect on the 275 years of history of his descendants and the life and family he established in LA. Josien Vidrine was the third

The Vidrine Family in LA celebrates the 275th anniversary of Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines’ departure from France and arrival of LA in 2018. It’s a great time to remember and reflect on the 275 years of history of his descendants and the life and family he established in LA. The first-born child of Zenon

To follow up on Mardell Sibley’s post about the second and third generations of the Vidrine Family, these are several grandchildren of Jean Baptiste Vidrine and Etienne Vidrine dit Lapaise (great grandchildren of Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines and Elisabeth de Moncharvaux). You can see the amazing resemblance between them.

By Mardell Sibley The following is a brief sketch of the the second and third generations of the Vidrine and related families. Additional information is forthcoming. Colonial and civil documents from the early to mid 1800’s are stored in various locations across the State; indexes are difficult to come by

The Vidrine Family in LA celebrates the 275th anniversary of Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines’ departure from France and arrival of LA in 2018. It’s a great time to remember and reflect on the 275 years of history of his descendants and the life and family he established in LA. The second son of Etienne