

In 1886, "Big" Joseph Gonzales was elected as sheriff of the growing settlement. Joseph's son, "Tee-Joe" opened a general store and post office in the small community the following year. Because of the arrival of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company, the once isolated community began to grow. The Village was subdivided by "Tee-Joe" Gonzales in 1906, and was officially incorporated and declared a village by proclamation of Governor John M. Parker on April 12, 1922. Joseph Gonzales served, as the first mayor of Gonzales and on May 4, 1952 the village became known as the "Town" of Gonzales by proclamation of Governor Earl K. Long. |
