Louis Chighizola
Louis Chighizola, known as Nez Coupé (Cut Nose), was a lieutenant of Jean Lafitte, a leader associated with piracy in the early nineteenth century. Chighizola later owned the western part of Grand Isle, on Louisiana's Gulf of Mexico coast south of New Orleans.[1]
The historical study prepared for Grand Isle's National Register documentation traces his former sugar-plantation property through later owners. Part of this land subsequently became a hotel resort, which opened in 1866.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McKinney, Karen. Louisiana Coastal Vernacular: Grand Isle 1780–1968. National Register of Historic Places multiple-property documentation, completed 15 June 2018. Section E, p. 11, and section G (PDF pp. 14 and 34).