What Does Maurepas Mean?

Maurepas is an unincorporated community in the south/southwestern area of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. Louisiana Highway 22 passes through the community and Whitehall lies two miles to the east. Lake Maurepas is six miles to the east and the Amite River lies approximately one half mile to the north.

What does the name Maurepas mean?

Manchac comes from the Choctaw Indian word imashaka, which means "behind it" or "to the rear" Maurepas was a French nobleman, Jérôme Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas, French Minister of Marine and a prominent figure in the settlement of Louisiana; he was, in fact, the son of Pontchartrain.

Who is Maurepas?

Jean-Fréderic Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas (1701-1781) was a powerful figure in France during the reign of Louis XV, overseeing the administration of both the Royal court and the French Navy during his extended terms as Secretary of the Royal Household (1715-1749) and Secretary of the Navy (1723-1749).