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years." First on the list lie puts the Locke Breaux Live Oak, on the 

 right bank of the Mississippi River, 4 miles above Hahnville, in 

 St. Charles Parish. Measured January 22, 1932, by Dr. Stephens 

 and the owner of the tree, Samuel Locke Breaux of New Orleans, it 

 showed a circumference of 35 feet, a height of 75 feet, and a branch 

 spread of 166 feet. It is probably nearer 200 than 100 years old 

 (%. 37). 



Second on the list, Dr. Stephens describes the Arnaud Kobert Live 

 Oak. 6 miles above Breaux Bridge, in St. Martins Parish, about a 

 mile west of the Teche. Dr. Stephens visited it in company with 

 the late Albert E. Winship, of Boston, on September 18, 1932, and 

 found its circumference to be 33 feet 10 inches, its height 87 feet, 



Figure 37.— Locke Breaux Live Oak, St. Charles parish, la. 



