Editing St. Charles Parish, Louisiana (section)

===17th century===
In 1682, French explorers [[René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle]] and [[Henri de Tonti]] traveled the entire length of the [[Mississippi River]] and as their expedition passed what is present-day [[Hahnville, Louisiana|Hahnville]] on the west bank; they encountered indigenous [[Quinipissa]] villagers.<ref name="de La Salle">{{cite web|title=Exploration and Discovery (1542-1647)|url=https://scphistory.org/exploration-and-discovery/|publisher=scphistory.org/|accessdate=August 24, 2022}}</ref> In 1699, [[Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville]], along with his younger brother, [[Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville]] returned to the area claiming it for [[France]].<ref name="d’Iberville ImSet">{{cite web|title=Pieree le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville|url=https://scphistory.org/immigrationandsettlement/|publisher=scphistory.org/|accessdate=August 24, 2022}}</ref> They found an indigenous [[Bayagoula]] settlement near the river's intersection with a tributary at a site named ''L’Anse aux Outardes'' or ''Bustard’s Cove'' in present-day [[New Sarpy, Louisiana|New Sarpy]] on the east bank of the Mississippi River.<ref name="d’Iberville ImSet"/> It was discovered that the Quinapissa had joined the indigenous [[Mougoulacha]] and they later moved to the east bank of the river to form one village with the Bayougoula near L’Anse aux Outardes.<ref name="d’Iberville ImSet"/>