Its building process was described in an account by Jesuit priest Paul du Ru, who accompanied Iberville's expedition.

[3] The fort was built in stockade wood and defended by six guns, in order to protect the region from attacks and incursions by the English and Spanish.

In 1707, the Caddoan tribe, hostile to the presence of encroaching soldiers, forced them to abandon the fort and to go to the French settlement of Biloxi.

In 1714, Juchereau de St. Denis was assigned to lead a new expedition, with the objective of defending the western boundaries of Louisiana (New France).

In the 20th century archaeologists conducted surveys and located the site of fort; they found remnants of palisade and building logs, burned poles, and evidence of a cannonball.