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During his investigations he discovered that ancient Native Americans had built a large number of mounds in the vicinity; that the locale was settled by the French even before New Orleans; that General Lafayette was a awarded a land grant by the United States Congress nearby and the founder Morganza surveyed the allocated property; that a fortress was built on the nearby Mississippi River in the Civil War and up to 40,000 Union troops were stationed there; that The US Corp of Engineers built a huge structure at Morganza which is critical to the control of flooding in Louisiana; that a significant portion of the cult film Easy Rider was filmed in the Village; and much more.