Bayou Castine

Bayou Castine. Bayou Castine has been spelled variously as Castein, Castaine, Castaign and on the earliest map, Casting. Early settlers were the Acolopissa Indians. Pottery Hill, one of their shell middens along this bayou, is on the National Register of Historic Places. The name "Castein” is an Acolopissa word meaning "flea”. The east bank of the bayou is the western boundary of Fountainebleau State Park, named after the plantation owned by Mandeville’s founder,  Bernard de Marigny. The park is on the National Register of History Places.