1892 Biography - Louis Barillier

Louis Barillier, Baton Rouge, one of the wealthiest planters of East Baton Rouge parish, La., is an American citizen by adoption. He was born in the republic of Switzerland in 1830, and during his infancy his parents immigrated to the United States. He learned the butcher's trade which he followed for thirty years, but as his means increased be made investments in other industries. He owned an interest in a cotton-gin, and in 1865 he abandoned his trade and began planting. He has been very prosperous in all his undertakings, and has accumulated a handsome amount of property. He owns "Magnolia Mound Plantation," which contains 800 acres, a large tract of land above Baton Rouge and a considerable amount of valuable town property. He still retains a half interest in a cotton gin in Baton Rouge. His most important crops are cotton and cane; for the care of the latter he has a large sugar house on his plantation. Mr. Barillier has accumulated his means entirely through his own efforts. He is a man of the highest honor, and his dealings are characterized by the most exact justice. Mr. Barillier was married in 1853 to Miss Kinner, and twelve children were born to them. One of the sons is in the bank of Baton Rouge, and one is employed in the oil works. Four sons and two daughters are married. Our subject is a member of the I. O. O. F. fraternity. He is a man conservative in his views, but a liberal contributor to those movements which have for their object the elevation of the community. His father died, in 1836, when he was a child of six years, and his mother died ten years later; he was thus thrown upon his own resources early in life, and received but a limited education. By the cultivation of a naturally keen observation he fitted himself for all the duties that have fallen to him.

Contributed 2021 Nov 04 by Mike Miller, from Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Louisiana, published in 1892, volume 2, page 261.