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Thibodaux (tĭb`ədō), city (1990 pop. 14,035), seat of Lafourche parish, SE La., on Bayou Lafourche; inc. 1838. It is the commercial center of an oil, gas, sugarcane, and farm area in bayou country. Crawfish, alligators, shrimp, crabs, catfish, quail, and pheasants are raised or caught, and there is dairying. Manufactures include dairy products, raw sugar, tractors and loaders, sugarcane harvesters, marsh buggies, candy, and lumber. Among the many antebellum plantation houses in the area is the home (built 1790) of Chief Justice Edward Douglass White White, Edward Douglass, 1845–1921, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1894–1910), ninth Chief Justice of the United States (1910–21), b. Lafourche parish, La. ..... Click the link for more information. . Nicholls State Univ. is in Thibodaux. Annual Mardi Gras celebrations attract visitors. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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has purchased 49 percent of Cameco Industries, a Thibodaux, LA-based manufacturer of sugar cane harvesting and handling equipment which had $100 million in sales during the company's most recent fiscal year. The property, a retail center in Thibodaux, LA, has sustained minimal damage and maintains both windstorm and flood insurance. The Finish Line OTB locations in Covington, Elmwood, Houma, LaPlace and Thibodaux will be the first to open since Hurricane Katrina struck southeast Louisiana nearly two months ago. |
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