Editing Delcambre, Louisiana (section)

==History==
When the King of Spain made Louisiana a gift to his brother-in-law, the King of France, settlers of French heritage began to occupy the area. Brothers Charles and Louis Delcambre came from Belgium to settle in the area between the two towns now known as Delcambre and [[New Iberia, Louisiana|New Iberia]]. Louis' son, Poufette Delcambre, settled further to the west in what is now known as Pouffette Station. Pouffette's son, Desire Delcambre, was the founder of the town of Delcambre. The first post office was opened on May 17, 1877, and the town was incorporated on November 27, 1907.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}

In 2005, much of the town was flooded by the storm surge forced inland by [[Hurricane Rita]]. Water in many parts of town was up to {{convert|6|ft}} deep. The mayor of Delcambre was quoted as saying that only 25 of 900 homes in the town were not flooded.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}}

The Delcambre town council and Mayor Carrol Brousard passed an [[Local ordinance|ordinance]] in June 2007 making [[sagging (fashion)|sagging]] illegal, expanding an existing state [[indecent exposure]] law to add underwear to the list of what cannot be exposed.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6751777.stm US town set to ban saggy trousers] from [[BBC News]]</ref>