Arceneaux, Louis Lucien St. Vincent de Paul Seminary, Assumption, Louisiana, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1847 January 26

The terrible calumny under which he has suffered for a long time compels him to write. When he first arrived at Bayou Lafourche, some girls by the name of Judice said that either he looked like a person of color or that he was one. A lady took his part against them without knowing him, as he learned from Father John Francis Llebaria, C.M. . Father Anthony Désiré Mégret told Arceneaux that the Superior learned it either from a trustee or these girls, or both. There is no foundation of their assertion. Not only is it false that his family has mixed blood, but it is also false that any such calumny existed in Attakapas. If Blanc believes that Arceneaux would be more detrimental in his diocese than useful as a priest, if he becomes one, he asks Blanc to give him permission to go to the place recommended by Father Julien Priour :: V-5-g A.L.S. French 4pp. 4to.