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re: What Old Money families rule your Town/Parish?
Posted on 6/21/24 at 10:04 am to Jim Rockford
Posted on 6/21/24 at 10:04 am to Jim Rockford
You left out King James (Davison) 
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Posted on 6/21/24 at 10:19 am to IH8ThreePutts
go look at the living conditions of the Mex workers across the highway and you might think differently
Posted on 6/21/24 at 10:53 am to kook
Does anyone know much about the old money families with roots in southern Mississippi?
Posted on 6/21/24 at 11:00 am to Texas Tea 123
Lets talk about "old money" and what that term means:
Arguably there is none in this state to speak of unless some folks held onto plantations after the Civil War.
The depression wiped out a lot of folks in the 1930s.
There was a lot of oil wealth created in the 40s and afterwards, some timber, sugar and ship building .
Then the recession/ depression of 1980's hammered banks , real estate and Oil and gas.
There's money and there' s "old money". I don't think there's a lot of old money.
Arguably there is none in this state to speak of unless some folks held onto plantations after the Civil War.
The depression wiped out a lot of folks in the 1930s.
There was a lot of oil wealth created in the 40s and afterwards, some timber, sugar and ship building .
Then the recession/ depression of 1980's hammered banks , real estate and Oil and gas.
There's money and there' s "old money". I don't think there's a lot of old money.
Posted on 6/21/24 at 11:11 am to nitwit
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Arguably there is none in this state
This is not correct.
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There's money and there' s "old money". I don't think there's a lot of old money.
This, however, is more correct than not.
There's a decent handful of Louisiana families who've "had money" since the Civil War (meeting your definition of "old money"). It's not a shite ton of either families or money, but there's enough of both such that you can't really say "there is none in this state." However, it's probably not inaccurate to say it's not a lot.
Posted on 6/21/24 at 11:22 am to nitwit
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Arguably there is none in this state to speak of unless some folks held onto plantations after the Civil War.
I would think there are several of these in the state, especially in Nola.
Posted on 6/21/24 at 11:24 am to HandMeMyWrench
Davisons, Jameses
Posted on 6/21/24 at 11:30 am to EyeOfTheTiger311
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Mosing (Frank's Intl) Zuschlag (Acadian Ambulance) Fenstermaker (Engineering) Stuller (Jewelry) Knight (Oil) Ashy (Building/Construction) Andrus (Real Estate) Boustany (business, public office) Saloom (Law, public office) Lemoine (Construction) Chance (Oil)
Your definition of old is much different than mine. Most of those go back one generation
Posted on 6/21/24 at 11:31 am to notiger1997
Who is the "old money", in New Orleans or elsewhere?
Even McIlhenny started his tabasco business after the Civil War, although his wife (Avery) owed the plantation.
Did any of the Whitney Bank or Hibernia Bank founding families hold onto their wealth?
Some of those named here as "old money" compiled real estate wealth during the Great Depression by lending money and foreclosing on land . I don't consider that "old money".
Even McIlhenny started his tabasco business after the Civil War, although his wife (Avery) owed the plantation.
Did any of the Whitney Bank or Hibernia Bank founding families hold onto their wealth?
Some of those named here as "old money" compiled real estate wealth during the Great Depression by lending money and foreclosing on land . I don't consider that "old money".
Posted on 6/21/24 at 11:32 am to nitwit
quote:
Lets talk about "old money" and what that term means:
Arguably there is none in this state to speak of unless some folks held onto plantations after the Civil War.
The depression wiped out a lot of folks in the 1930s.
There was a lot of oil wealth created in the 40s and afterwards, some timber, sugar and ship building .
Then the recession/ depression of 1980's hammered banks , real estate and Oil and gas.
There's money and there' s "old money". I don't think there's a lot of old money.
All those 7th -10th generation sugar mill owners that live along the river have way more money than people think and would meet your definition of old money
Also the godchaux's from Abbevillie - eventhough only a couple live in the state were rich in the 20s
There are also plenty of land owners with big time oil money that didn't lose it in the 80s
Posted on 6/21/24 at 11:35 am to Midtiger farm
Any money made from oil isn’t old
It might be big money, but still a toddler
It might be big money, but still a toddler
Posted on 6/21/24 at 11:36 am to nitwit
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Who is the "old money", in New Orleans or elsewhere?
Hell I don't know their names because I don't run in those circles, but you have to assume a lot of plantation and early money is still part of many families.
Posted on 6/21/24 at 12:26 pm to HandMeMyWrench
Monroe is full of it but I'm not sure of their names.
Posted on 6/21/24 at 12:27 pm to yellowfin
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Your definition of old is much different than mine. Most of those go back one generation
Yeah
There’s a lot of names being thrown around here that are not “old” money.
Chouest, Gayle benson, Cannizzaro, Bollinger and many of the bayou names are not old. They made money over the past 10-65 years and that’s not old money.
This post was edited on 6/21/24 at 12:29 pm
Posted on 6/21/24 at 12:30 pm to SlidellCajun
Tom Benson would likely be mortified to know that anyone would think his money was “old money.” (Although, it could oddly please Ms Gayle.)
Seeing you added Joe Canizaro, I definitely know he would as well.
(Although, it could oddly please Ms Gayle.) Seeing you added Joe Canizaro, I definitely know he would as well.
This post was edited on 6/21/24 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 6/21/24 at 12:34 pm to Nephropidae
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this is so interesting. How much money are we talking to make family turn on each other.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/the-bitter-sibling-rivalry-at-knight-oil-tools.html
This post was edited on 6/21/24 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 6/21/24 at 4:37 pm to nitwit
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Who is the "old money", in New Orleans
Livaudais
Villere
Claiborne
Pratt
Whitney
Touro
Woldenberg
Posted on 6/21/24 at 4:43 pm to PrintTheCups
That's quite a story.
Posted on 6/21/24 at 4:44 pm to HandMeMyWrench
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