Jean Baptiste Plauché

Jean Baptiste Plauché (28 January 1785 – 2 January 1860) was a Louisiana soldier and politician. He was Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, from 1850 to 1853 serving under Governor Joseph M. Walker.

Family

He was married to Mathilde St. Amand (22 October 1791 – 26 October 1840), by whom he had seven children.

War of 1812

In the Battle of New Orleans, Major Plauché headed the Battalion of Orleans (New Orleans city) uniformed militia. At the time (December 1814 – January 1815), he was just twenty-nine years old. Plauché later rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the Louisiana militia.

Tributes

Camp Plauché, a troop staging area near Harahan, Louisiana, during World War II, was named in his honor.