In 1777 and 1778, the post was partially inundated by flood waters, leading the captain, Balthazar de Villiers, to write the Spanish governor of Louisiana, Bernardo de Gálvez, requesting the post be moved upriver.
The post was partially inundated by flood waters. This was in 1777 and 1778. The post was leading the captain to write the Spanish governor of Louisiana, Bernardo de Gálvez. This was in 1777 and 1778. Louisiana, Bernardo de Gálvez was requesting the post be moved upriver. Balthazar de Villiers was the captain.