"Crossroads, Cutoffs & Confluences: Origins of Louisiana Cities, Towns, and Villages" by Richard Campanella, LSU Press, 305 pages

In Richard Campanella's newest book, "Crossroads, Cutoffs and Confluences: Origins of Louisiana Cities, Towns and Villages," he analyzes each region of Louisiana and each town's siting story. Through a deft combination of geography, topography, history and some anthropology, Campanella inspects every part of the state and uncovers the origins of cities, towns and villages while also recording Louisiana residents' impacts on the land and waters around them.

About Baton Rouge, he writes:

"Baton Rouge is a cultural Venn diagram. Originally straddling Houma and Bayougoula tribal hunting grounds, the city became more Anglo than the adjacent French Creole and Acadi

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