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At this bend in September 1699, Bienville, coming down stream, met the British, who had come up river to choose a site for a settlement. Bienville convinced Captain Lewis Banks that the territory was in possession of the French. Early concessions were established in the vicinity.
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Belle Chasse, Louisiana · United States