VERMILION PARISH: Where Prairies Meets the Sea
Issue No. 1 (June 24, 1997) of the Lafayette (LA) Daily Advertiser's HISTORY OF ACADIANA, a publication dedicated to preserving Acadiana's heritage and culture

Robert Perry and Father Antoine Megret were founders of the communities that battled to become the parish seat when Vermilion Parish was formed. The old Perry home still stands on the banks of the Vermilion River.

1. Attakapas Were First to Find Parish
2. Early Settlers Came During Days of Spanish Rule
3. La Chapelle, Courthouse Made Abbeville Parish Center
4. Cheniere au Tigre Has Romantic History
5. Was Pecan Island the Man-Eaters' Feasting Place?
6. Kaplan Once Part of Big Plantation
7. Rice Farming a Key to Vermilion Parish
8. Railroad Paved the Way for Erath
9. Gueydan Was Rail Center for Rice Farming Area
10. Jean-Pierre Gueydan
11. Maurice was Early Commercial Center, French Native Spent Time in New Orleans and New Iberia Before Settling
12. Delcambre Capitalizes on Link with Gulf
13. Fight with Trustees Helped Start Abbeville
14. Cajun Cowboys Were at Home on Prairies
15. Essayist Portrays Vermilion Parish After the Civil War
16. Perry Provided One of the Earliest River Crossings
17. Perry Built First Bridge
18. Abrom Kaplan Began as Peddler
19. Dudley LeBlanc Was Colorful Man of the People
20. August Erath Sold Beer, Ice
21. Big Freeze Brought Steen's First Batch of Syrup
22. Vermilion Parish Communities Part of Parish History: Andrew, Bancker, Bayou Tigre, Big Woods (Grand Bois), Boston, Cossinade, Cow Island, Esther, Forked Island, Henry, Indian Bayou, Intracoastal City, Laurent's Point, Leleux, Leroy, Meaux, Mouton Cove, Mulvey, Ramsey, Riceville, Theall, Wright, Woodlawn
23. Some Memorable Dates in Vermilion Parish History
24. Further Readings on Vermilion Parish