Jules Gabriel Fisher (Apr 15, 1874 – May 14, 1943) was a Louisiana State Senator from Barataria, Louisiana, serving from 1924 to 1943. Fisher became the owner of a major shrimp processing facility known as "Manila Village," located in Barataria Bay between Grand Isle and Lafitte and west of Port Sulphur, Louisiana.[1] For many years, this camp village on stilts served as his part-time residence. Fisher was elected to the Jefferson Parish Police Jury and served as its President, was a delegate on the Louisiana State Constitution Committee, and was a dean of the State Senate when he died at the age of 69.[2]
- ^ "J.Q. de la Cruz, Manila Village's Founder, Buried". Times Picayune. Jan 15, 1936. Retrieved Apr 19, 2020.
- ^ "Jules G. Fisher's Funeral is Held". Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA). May 17, 1943. Retrieved Apr 19, 2020.