Milton, Louisiana

Established

Unknown. Old land claims show that much of the town is on land once owned by Bernard, son of Ashnoya, a chief of the Attakapas Indians. The earliest settlers were Acadian families in the early 1800’s.

Incorporated

No

Named After

Milton Cushman, a doctor from North Louisiana who administered to the Cajun Families in this area. He named the town after himself, based on his wife’s suggestion.

Here are some pictures of our visits to Milton.  Click on the photo to get a full view.  

Population

3030

Demographics

95% White, 2% African American, 3% others

Number of Private Schools

0

Number of Public Schools

1 (K-8).  Milton, LA is known for its great school.  Everyone we meet talks about how great the school is, and it’s a definite draw for new families moving to town.  After 8th grade, families choose from several different high schools in the surrounding towns.

Number of Churches

There is a Catholic Church and a Baptist Church.

Number of Bars

1 –  Wa Wee’s on the River.

More pictures for you!  Click on the photo to get a full view.

Fascinating Historical Facts

In the early 1900’s, the canning center was a community service run out of the back of the high school. Community members could bring the meat from their farms to be processed, or bring vegetables to be canned for the winter.  One thing we learned from talking to 98 year old Mrs. Nola was that in the years before refrigeration, the folks in town had to rely on each other in a way people don’t have to today.  Namely, meat wouldn’t keep that at well (even buried under the house)– so the families in town would take turn slaughtering an animal.  The owners would get the best cut, and the rest of the cuts were rotated amongst the rest of the town– that way, each family got some meat each week, and everyone had a turn with the bad stuff as well as the good stuff!

Town Challenges

Unincorporated Milton is slowly becoming a suburb of Lafayette. Large parcels of land initially owned by one family can be sold to a developer for a significant amount of money, who then breaks the land into smaller plots and builds new houses, very close together. How to maintain the town identity when it was originally based on a few families who owned much of the land?

Phrases We’ve Learned to Date

“Oh, but we ate good.” Often spoken by an older Miltonian when describing an impoverished childhood.

Home cooking we’ve had to date

Lemon Meringue Pie, Coconut Cream Pie, blueberry cake, BBQ and all the fixings, breakfasts of eggs and biscuits, dinners of shrimp etoufeé and lots of sides

Typical “Milton” Foods

Smoked sausage and boudin from Nu-Nuu’s, the local grocery.

Our favorite places in Milton, LA to see the sky

The back deck of the local bar Wa-Wee’s on the River; the Duhon’s big back yard, next to the solar panels.

Town Website

Milton, LA has no official website. Visit their Wikipedia page HERE.

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