From the May 4, 2022, Hammond (Louisiana) Daily Star.
When the British threatened New Orleans in January 1814, Louisiana men rallied to defend their city. Among the militia men was Antoine Lavigne. His and others effort led to the British defeat at Chalmette on January 8.
A monument marking his grave will be unveiled at a ceremony on May 7 at 10 a.m. at Collins Cemetery in Ponchatoula.
An honor guard from American Legion Post 47 in Ponchatoula as well as re-enactors in War of 1812 uniforms will also be there. The public is invited to attend.
Antoine Lavigne has many ancestors in the area bearing names like Lavigne, Hoover, Mitchell, Perrin, Wells, Poche, Radford, Raiford and Tucker.
Antoine Lavigne married Marie Rousseau Lavigne and later settled on the east bank of the Tangipahoa River. After the death of his wife, he remarried Mary Elizabeth Hoover (Ouvre) Denelle, widow of Jean Baptiste Denelle.
--Brock-Perry
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