Bayou Wikoff

Bayou Wikoff is a 30-mile-long (48 km)^[1] bayou in southern Louisiana in the United States. It is named after William Wikoff, a large property owner in the area during the 1790s.

Bayou Wikoff
Bayou Wikoff
Location within Louisiana
Location
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parishes	St. Landry Acadia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	St. Landry Parish
• coordinates	30°26′40″N 92°08′50″W
Mouth	Bayou Plaquemine Brulee
• coordinates	30°15′15″N 92°22′01″W
Length	30 miles (48 km)
Basin features
River system	Mermentau River
Cities	Church Point

Another early settler was William Gilchrist who purchased land around the site of the Attakapas village on Bayou Wikoff. Dotrif Andrus, another early landowner, testified before a board of inquiry in 1814 that "fourteen or fifteen years ago, the Indians abandoned this land, where they had their village, since then it has been uninhabited and uncultivated .... The Indian who sold (the land to) Gilchrist was an Indian of note, but not the chief of the village."^[2]

See also

• List of rivers in Louisiana