• Named in the top 100 small towns in America by Norman Crampton
  • Over 400 historical properties in downtown historic district
  • Home to four governors, three U.S. Senators, a Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, an Attorney General, a Lt. Governor, and two state senators
  • Over 44,000 acres of sugar cane within St. Mary Parish
  • Three carbon black plants
  • Parish seat of government of St. Mary Parish.
  • Easy access to an abundance of waterways