Meanings
proper noun
- A town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States.
St. Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre, located about six miles southeast of Greater Union, burned first on March 26. Greater Union Baptist was set ablaze on April 2. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church burned on April 4.
2019 April 12, Paul P. Murphy and Samira Said, “Louisiana arson suspect expressed disgust with Baptist churches on Facebook”, in CNN
Origin
Named after Alex Charles Barre (1746–1829).
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APA
Port Barre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Barre
MLA
“Port Barre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Barre. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Port Barre,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20Barre.
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