Once a thriving center of sugar production on the east bank of the Mississippi River, Reserve has matured into one of Americas quintessential small towns. Settled by members of Louisianas expanding German Coast, Reserve has grown from an agrarian economy to one of global industry, trade, and resource development. Born under the name Bonnet Carre and later raised as St. Peters, after the church at the center of its life, the term Reserve was adopted from the name of the plantation that had essentially started it all. Nestled between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Reserve has offered its...
Once a thriving center of sugar production on the east bank of the Mississippi River, Reserve has matured into one of Americas quintessential small to...