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Parish courthouse evolved from meager beginnings
By Ron Downing
Special to the Citizen
On April 10, 1805, Governor William C. C. Claiborne approved legislation dividing the Territory of Orleans into 12 counties, one of which was Ouachita. County Judge Lewis Lamy was empowered by the Governor to select a site for the county seat "in such a manner as may be most convenient for the inhabitants at large". Fort Miro was established as the judicial center by Judge Lamy.
In 1807, Governor Claiborne signed legislation creating the original 19 parishes. The enactment of this bill was the culmination of the territorial government's effort to extend its political control over the areas outside of New Orleans.
In September 1811 John Filhiol plotted his land on the east bank of the Ouachita River, which he had received as a Spanish grant when he came to establish a post in 1783. On September 5, 1811, Filhiol, now 70 years old and no longer commandant donated a 300-foot square lot to the parish for a courthouse site "to be used for a seat of justice forever". Five years later a courthouse was constructed.
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