Houma is the largest city in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. It is also the largest city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was named after the Native American tribe of Houma people. The area had a number of sugar cane plantations in the antebellum years and some of them, like Southdown Plantation, were converted to museums and are open to the public. Regional Military Museum in Houma is a non-profit museum devoted to Louisiana military history and to preserving the memory of local residents who have served. Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge is part of the Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The 4,619-acre refuge consists of freshwater marsh and cypress-tupelo swamp. The Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales is a Catholic cathedral in Houma, founded by Rev. Zéphyrin Lévêque in 1847.
What to See in Houma, Louisiana
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