Editing Des Allemands, Louisiana (section)

== History ==
[[Image:Bayou des allemands 2003.jpg|thumb|left|Bayou Des Allemands in 2003. View is to the south.]]
[[File:Mapofgermancoast-1775.jpg|thumb|left|18th century German Coast]]
In 1721, [[John Law (economist)|John Law]] and the [[Mississippi Company|Company of the Indies]] settled [[German immigration to the United States|Germans]] along the Mississippi River, north of [[Lake Salvador|Ouachas Lake]]. The area of the Germans was called ''les Allemands'' (the Germans) or ''Karlstein''. The German Coast was in present-day St. Charles & St. John the Baptist Parishes.<ref>[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/germanc.htm John Law], acadian-cajun.com</ref> ''Des Allemands'' means "of the Germans" or simply "Germans" in [[French language|French]].

The German Louisiana colony was originally up the [[Mississippi River]] at the [[Arkansas Post]]. But they experienced hostility from the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] in that area, and moved to a location much closer to the colonial capital of [[New Orleans]].