Rev. Paul Freeland collected numerous items of local interest. These items were donated by his family to the Acadia Parish Library. Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" McNeely donated many hours helping to organize these items. You can click on the item you wish to view and feel free to print them.
Rice
Chicago World's Fair - 1893 - Rice
Exhibit
Hauling Rice - 1909 
Rice Experiment Station (includes three other pictures - 1915)
Rice Field Story of Rice Types of Rice
Rice Mills
American Rice Mill (Old Mill) 1902
American Rice Mill - 1937 
American Rice Mill - Iota - 1947 
Colonial Rice Mill 
Eagle Rice Mill 
Imperial Rice Mill 
Louisiana Rice Growers Mill 
Louisiana State Rice Mill Co. - People's Mill
- Mill No. 16 
Louisiana State Rice Mill Co. - U.S. Mill - Mill
No. 18 
Loving Rice Mill 
National Rice Mill - Pembooke Mill -
1917 
Nutrilene Plant - 1902 
Roberts Rice Mill 
Standard Rice Mill - 1918 
Supreme Rice Mill - 1950 
Union Rice Mill - 1900 
1940 flood. 
Acadia Parish Courthouse (1888-1902). 
Acadia Parish Courthouse (1903-1949). 
Acadia Parish Courthouse (1952-). 
Blue Rose Museum. 
Church Point. People's
Gin 
Guidry
Hotel 
Main
Street, 1912 
Crowley Depots. 
Crowley Fire Station. 
Crowley City Hall. 
Estherwood. Kollitz's
Estherwood Emporium 
Grand Opera House. 
Iota. Hotel
owned by Mr. & Mrs. William Young 
Ox
Cart driven by Sylvan Simar 
Kaplan/Frances Parkinson Keyes Home. 
Mermentau. Jean
Castex Store 
Jean
Castex Home 
Maignaud Hotel 
Morse. 
People who made an impact on Acadia Parish.
Mrs.
Mary Ella Louisa Armstrong - first black teacher in Acadia Parish 
Mr.
Pat Crowley - Crowley's namesake 
Mr.
Cornelius C. Duson - the Father of Acadia Parish 
Mr.
William W. Duson - one of our founders 
Mr.
H. C. Ross - early educational leader in Acadia Parish 
Rayne. Mt. Carmel Convent,
the first Catholic School in Acadia Parishl 
Jacques
Weil's frog dressing department 
Mervine
Kahn General Merchandise 
Rayne
Depot, 1888 
Robert's Cove Church (first
building) 
