“I live on Eighty Arpent! ... you see a lot of the large “Land for Sale” signs that list the property in Arpents instead of acres because thats how it was divided by those who settled there!”
Facebook · Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve · 7 years ago arpent
: Courts still reference the "arpent" when adjudicating rights for land bordering bayous and rivers, particularly regarding "back-concessions" or the right to purchase land behind an original 40-arpent tract. Deep History of Usage Preamble text “I live on Eighty Arpent
