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Arnaudville is a town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,398 at the 2000 census. One of the oldest towns in St. Landry Parish, Arnaudville was once the site of an Attakapas Indian village. It became known as La Murière and La Jonction in the surrounding area known as Prairie des Femmes. [www.thecajuns.com "Louisiana History: Old and New Place Names"] The city was found in the 19th century by Jacques Arnaud, a Frenchman from Jausiers, Ubaye Valley who had emigrated in Louisiana in 1805. Arnaudville was incorporated in 1870. [www.stlandryparish.com "Arnaudville, LA"]
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Louisiana, USA
