Delacroix, LA

Delacroix is an Isleño fishing community and census-designated place located in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. The 2020 census counted 48 residents. The community is also popularly known as Delacroix Island. The community was established in 1783 with the settlement of Canary Islanders along Bayou Terre-aux-Boeufs. The local economy is largely dependent upon recreational fishermen and hunters as well as ecotourism. This being said, some measure of professional fishing still remains in Delacroix. That mix gives Delacroix a clear local shape within Louisiana, with older layers still visible in current places.

The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Beginning in 1779, the Spanish government began settling Canary Islanders along Bayou Terre-aux-Boeufs and throughout the state of Louisiana to defend New Orleans and the territory against Great Britain. This original settlement was known as the Población de San Bernardo and was composed of smaller establecimientos or puestos. Delacroix is located in southeastern Louisiana on the Mississippi River Delta.