In reply to the Vicknair request posted by Dee Hall - check the St. John The Baptist and St. James Parish websites under families for information on this family. You should find the information on Johann Nicolas Henry Wichner who is the progenitor of all Vicknairs (or most anyway). The website is http://www.angelfire.com/la3/vicknairfamily/index.html.The name Wichner is German. In German, the W is pronounced like a V. Since French was the common language in South LA, the French pronounced Vichner (sic) as Vicknair. Many names in Livingston Parish are German or Spanish but French pronunciation has made these names sound more French than they really are.