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Sugarcane industry promotes driver safety. >see page 20 VOL. 97, No. 22 www.LDAF.la.gov October 30, 2014 From the Dautrieve Compact of 1765 to the alleged illegal importation of Charolais to Louisiana in 1951, Louisiana’s livestock industry is full of great stories. By Sam Irwin In Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove, retired Texas Rangers cap- tains Augustus McCrae and William Call decided to become cattlemen. They figured a Mexican rancher named Pedro Flores had too many horses so they “borrowed” a string from the bandito to drive a cow herd The Charoalais were brought from France to Mexico to protect the breed prior to World War II. Jean Peugibet began breed- to Montana. After an epic cattle ing the cattle in Mexico. In 1951, Vermilion Parish cattleman Alphe Broussard tried to bring the breed into the United States drive, the old rangers would have but was arrested for smuggling by U.S. Customs agents. Photo by John Walther. lived happily ever after if not for love, duty, pesky Indians and civi- Incident), A.B. Guthrie, Jr. (The are documented in the historic lization. Way West) and Jack Schaefer Dautrieve Compact of 1765. Cattle rustling and horse thieving (Shane) would have had to find In 1765, the first exiled Acadians was the source of conflict of many another line of work. began to land in New Orleans. dime novel paperbacks of the Old Not much romance has been writ- Several French Acadian families, led West. Why, if it hadn’t been for cat- ten about the cattle industry of south- by Joseph “Beasoleil” Broussard, tle rustlers, gunfighters and other west Louisiana and few know that entered into a contract with Captain myths of the western frontier, the prairie of Acadiana was actually Antoine Dautrieve, a French soldier authors like Louis L’Amour , Walter the birthplace of the modern who had been given three large van Tilburg Clark (The Ox-Bow American cattle industry. The facts south Louisiana land grants at Bayou Goulas, Barataria and Attakapas. In the Cajuns he found a group willing Please deliver this Market Bulletin to: to settle on his Attakapas territory west of St. Martinville. To entice the Acadians, Dautrieve offered five head of cattle to settle on the plains west of Bayou Teche. Where did Dautrieve get the cattle? He traded with the Native Americans of southwest Louisiana who got them from the Spanish on the western side of the Sabine Dr. D. C. Walther of Houma, Terrebonne Parish, stands among River. How did the Indians get the his Charolias herd. Walther bought Charolais breeding stock cattle? That’s a good question. The from Max Michealis, a Texas rancher who helped Alphe Sabine territory was a “no-man’s Broussard recover his Charolais herd. Photo by John Walther. land” and the French colonists were forbidden to trade with the Spanish. Castille examined the lasting influ- French cattlemen, long in competi- There is plenty of speculation that ence of these early cowboys in her tion with their English counterparts the cattle might not have been pro- brilliant documentary T-Galop. who promoted the Angus and cured legally. Far from any govern- Dautrieve’s cattle might not have Hereford breeds, were fearful that mental entanglement, the cattle been completely legal when they war in Europe would destroy the were most likely smuggled into the were given to the Cajuns as an Charolais. As the Nazis came to Louisiana territory. enticement to settle southwest power in the 1930s, Jean Peugibet, a The Acadians thrived with their Louisiana, but it wasn’t the last time businessman who had a cattle, no matter the original owner- Mexican cattle entered the United French/Mexican dual citizenship, ship. The coastal prairie was a good States under dubious circumstances. imported several head from habitat for the herd and the Cajuns, One fascinating case involves the Charolles to his Mexican ranch. By along with freemen of color famed French Charolais breed and 1937, Peugibet had increased his became America’s first cowboys. how Louisiana cattlemen smuggled Filmmaker/folklorist Conni the line into the state. See Charolias, cont. on page 20 Page 2 MARkET BULLETIN October 30, 2014 Louisiana Agriculture & Forestry Today State urges Louisiana Residents to Vaccinate Pets for Rabies Third case of rabies in a pet identified in Monroe; cats, dogs and ferrets must be vaccinated The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and have been sent to the Centers for Disease Control · If your dog, cat, ferret or horse is sick, contact Forestry (LDAF) has been notified by the and Prevention to determine which variant of the a veterinarian. Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) that a disease the dog had, and all who were in contact Rabies is caused by a virus. It is primarily a dis- case of rabies has been confirmed in a dog in the with the puppy are receiving appropriate treat- ease of wild animals, such as raccoons, skunks, West Monroe area. DHH officials also confirmed a ment. However, this incident illustrates the impor- foxes and bats, but it is easily transferred to both cat in Washington Parish was reported positive for tance of using caution around unfamiliar animals, common house pets and humans. Rabies can be rabies in September and that a dog was reported in even seemingly harmless puppies or kittens, and deadly if not treated. It is strongly recommend that Lafayette Parish in January. for getting your own vulnerable pets vaccinated all unvaccinated dogs, cats and ferrets should be “It has come to our attention that several people against rabies.” vaccinated at twelve weeks of age and given the were bitten by the dog and exposed to its saliva. Tips on how to keep you and your pets safe from appropriate boosters by a licensed veterinarian This is the fifth confirmed case of rabies in rabies: using the appropriate vaccine. Horse owners are Louisiana since 2007. By law, anyone who owns a · All dogs, cats and ferrets should be properly also strongly encouraged to consult a veterinarian dog, cat or ferret over three months old must have vaccinated. about whether a vaccine is needed. Even after a it vaccinated by a licensed veterinarian,” said · Ask your veterinarian about what precautions bite by a rabid animal or domestic pet, the disease LDAF Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M. to take if you own a horse. can be prevented in both humans and pets through DHH State Public Health Veterinarian and · Keep vaccines up to date. prompt attention by medical personnel who should Assistant State Epidemiologist Dr. Gary Balsamo, · Avoid stray animals and report strays to local be alerted immediately. If you or your pets are bit- D.V.M., confirmed that the exposed citizens were animal control. ten by an animal and you don’t know if that animal Mike Strain dvM being properly treated for the disease and echoed · Avoid contact with wildlife, especially skunks has been vaccinated in the past year, seek medical CoMMiSSioner Commissioner Strain stating, “Tissue samples and bats. attention immediately. 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