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The historic district consists of 46 buildings and two structures. The manufacturing portion of the district contains both structures: a smokestack reading "CINCLARE" and a water tower. The nineteenth-century mule barn is believed to be the last in
Louisiana. The sugar industry used to rely heavily
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In 2013, the 210-foot-tall smokestack was repaired and repainted. It was originally built around 1950 for what was then named the
Cinclare Central Factory. In 2018, the company won an award for restoring the vacation home of the Laws family that was built in 1906. The company continues to own the
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