Editing Marrero, Louisiana (section)

== History ==
Marrero was named in honor of the Louisiana politician and founder of Marrero Land Company, [[Louis H. Marrero]]. The area was originally referred to and shown on maps as "Amesville", after the Boston businessman [[Oakes Ames]], who purchased much of the land following the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. In February 1916, the U.S. Postmaster officially changed the name of the Post Office to "Marrero".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Algiers and Gretna Daily News Budget|date=February 20, 1916|work=The Times-Picayune|at=p16- b}}</ref>

Louis Herman Marrero was born in [[Adams County, Mississippi]], on July 17, 1847. When he was a child his family moved to [[St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana]]. During his school years at [[Jackson, Louisiana]], the Civil War began, and Marrero joined Captain Scott's Command, later known as the 25th Louisiana Regiment.<ref>''The Times-Picayune'' obituary, Date: 02-27-1921, page 65.</ref>