Pointe-aux-Chenes, Louisiana

Pointe-aux-Chênes ("Oak Point") is an unincorporated community located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States.

[6][7] Since the 1970s, tribal members have become increasingly involved in environmental preservation, as industrialization and dredging by shipping and oil companies have caused extensive damage to coastal wetlands and loss of property.

Tribe members say the deep cuts made through the marshes brought in saltwater and led to coastal erosion of the wetlands.

Erosion has also turned areas where people once lived into waterlogged marshes or open water.

[9] Many members of the 19,000 strong United Houma Nation live in Pointe-aux-chenes and neighboring Montegut and Isle de Jean Charles.

[18] The lawsuit prompted members of the Louisiana Legislature to consider authorizing a French immersion school.

[18] The plans were realized after the district sold the school building for one dollar to the Pointe-au-Chien Tribe.