The annual Sabine Free State Festival takes place the first weekend of November in the Village of Florien, LA.
On November 6, 1806, General Wilkinson and Colonel Simon De Herrera signed an agreement to stay out of the strip until a proper boundary could be determined.
Rumor has it that the Spanish had gold mines located near Clear Water Baptist Church just outside the city limits of present-day Florien.
Murrell, Midkiff, and other clan members stole the gold, and hid it in the caves also located in this area.
Mr. Walter Bruce wrote a book called The Bandit of Murrell's Caves, which tells the story.