1899

Gueydan town assembly holds first meeting after incorporation.

1898

The Fenwick Sanitarium #1(Palms Hospital) was built (**according to Ken Dupuy, was actually built in 1902). Destroyed by fire in 1906.

1897

Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church opens at Delcambre.

1895

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church is established at Bancker. It would be moved to Henry in 1939 and become St. John’s Catholic Church.

1894

The railroad connects Gueydan, Midland, and Eunice.
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