We look at the real gangsters who inspired the book and movie. The Godfather is a historic movie that made and remade history. Francis Ford Coppolaâs adaptation of Mario Puzoâs best-selling family novel is consistently rated in the top three motion pictures ever made, often at number 1.
Des Allemands, Louisiana. Des Allemands is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lafourche and St. Charles parishes in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 2,500 at the 2000 census.
St. Landry Parish (French: Paroisse de Saint-Landry) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 83,384. The parish seat is Opelousas. The parish was created in 1807. St. Landry Parish comprises the Opelousas, LA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Lafayette-Opelousas-Morgan City, LA Combined Statistical Area. It is at the heart of Creole and Cajun culture and heritage in Louisiana.