In 1922 , a group of Louisiana Creoles organized the Fifth Ward community of " '' ' Frenchtown ' '' , " which contained a largely Roman Catholic and Creole culture . The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 forced many Creoles to leave Louisiana , and they settled the Frenchtown area . When new residents no longer moved to Frenchtown , the neighborhood culturally merged with the greater Fifth Ward
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
Fifth Ward, Houston