Praslin is a small fishing village situated between Dennery and Mon Repos. The village, which was originally named "Les Trois Islet", was renamed in 1780 to honour the Minister of the Navy to Louis XV, the Duc de Praslin. Praslin was mostly successful due to the lavish sugar estate owned by the Chavalier (later Baron) de Micoud, nephew of one of the island's Governors.

The village suffered during the French Revolution, the church was destroyed and small remains of it exist today in the form of its foundation near the military cemetery. Today the sugar estate owned by the Chavalier de Micoud is a botanical garden named Mamiku.

Micoud is rich in Amerindian history. Evidence of cooking pits, stone and shell tools, pots and ornaments were discovered by archaeologists around the Troumasse, Anse Capitane and Micoud bay. The Arawaks were the first settlers in this area but were soon wiped out by the Caribs, who occupied the area and successfully kept the French at bay until finally conceding defeat in 1760.

At the time of the French settlement the community was renamed Micoud in honour of Monsieur de Micoud, Governor of Saint Lucia from 1768 to 1771. The small settlement at Angere became the "bourg" or village of Micoud. One name that did not change was the River Ger which the Amerindians called kajouka. Today the people of Micoud still call it by that name.

Micoud is well known for the Forest of the Central Reserve, protected by law and home to the rare Saint Lucian Parrot (Amazona Versicolour).

Vieux Fort is one of the oldest settlements on the island of St. Lucia. Vieux Fort derived its name from a fort erected by Dutch Sailors to protect themselves from the attack of the native Caribs. The Dutch were soon followed by the French who also erected a fort. However, both the Dutch and French had to abandon the settlement to the Leeward side of the island. It was the early fort of the Dutch that gave the district the name "Vieux Fort" which in english means "old fort".

There are many remainders of the people who inhabited Vieux Fort, notably Amerindian sites at Black Bay and La Tourney. At Savannes Bay and Pointe Sable lie the remains of estate houses. The ruins of old sugar mills can be seen at Pointe Sable, Anse Noir, La Tourney and Black Bay. The cultural influences of the Indians, Africans, Europeans, Americans and West Indians have also made Vieux Fort culturally diverse.

Two small islets, Maria major and Maria minor, home of the reptiles St. Lucia Racer (Liophis Ornatus) and St. Lucia Whiptail (Enemidophorus vanzoi), found nowhere else in the world, and a nesting place for many of the sea birds that visit our shores, rise majestically out of the ocean about half a mile off the southern coastline.

The world's second highest light house atop the picturesque Moule-A-Chique area, an International Airport, the last remaining mangrove swamp (Mankoté Mangrove), a national stadium, stunningly beautiful Savannes Bay and light under water sites are just some of the atractions in Vieux Fort, St Lucia's best kept secret, a true St. Lucian Gem.

Prior to 1758 the village now known as Laborie was referred to as "Islet a Caret" or "Turtle Island", this name was derived from an islet, visible from the shore, where sea turtles, most likely Loggerheads or "Caretta Caretta", had a nesting spot.

In 1758 a devastating hurricane destroyed most of the churches on the island including the Islet a Caret parish church. The Baron de Laborie was Governor of Saint Lucia from 1784 to 1789 and during his tenure he actively pursued the reestablishment of the original parishes. The village known as Islet a Caret soon came to be known as Laborie in honour of him and the village church was the first to be rebuilt following a contribution from the Baron. The present church was built in 1907, with Father Louis Tapon laying the cornerstone, and was recently rehabilitated in 2005.

Today the village of Laborie has a population of over 9,000 people, comprising the communities of Augier, Banse, La Grace, Mc. Diamed, Laborie Village, Sapphier and Gentil, and is primarily sustained by fishing and the seaweed industry, though it has a history based significantly on sugar plantations. Sugar Park and Sapphire Estate were among the largest in this area. Sapphire appropriately describes the fabulous coastline of Laborie, with black sand beaches and crystalline waters of reflective blues making it a true gem. The village begins on the northern side at River Doree and is bounded on the south by the Black Bay River.

For more information please visit the website of the Laborie Development Foundation.

The community of "Anse Citron", meaning "Lime Bay", was originally so named because of the abundance of lime trees growing in the area. In 1763 the English and the French signed a pact called the "Treaty of Paris", giving the French possession of Saint Lucia. Soon after the community known as "Anse Citron" was renamed "Anse Choiseul" in honour of the Duke of Choiseul, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and later shortened to Choiseul.

Choiseul is located about halfway between Soufriere and Vieux Fort on the south west coast of Saint Lucia. In 1764 sugarcane was introduced to the island, Balenbouche and River Doree were two local estates established because of this development. The sugar mills on these two estates were powered by water which ran along aqueducts and cascaded onto paddles of the wheels forcing them around. At Balenbouche Estate these sugar mills can still be found today.

At present, this community is famous for its many arts and crafts works which stem from skills inherited from the Amerindians. They used the local clay to make cooking pots, the vines to weave baskets and dried grass to make mats. Although there are no pure Amerindians left in Choiseul the district makes its living by applying the methods first used by the Amerindians centuries ago.