What happened to the children of Louis Riel? (Written specially for the Sunday Patrie by Charles Holmes) Bellehumeur? So where did this name of Monet or Monette that number of writers have said was the name of the wife of Louis Riel? He gives us a written explanation in a letter written to his mother Julie de la Gimodiere, widow of Louis Riel.
Brooks, Georgia. Brooks is a town in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 524. The town should not be confused with Brooks County, Georgia. Contents.
Created in 1911, Brooks County was named for State Legislator James A. Brooks (1855-1944), who served as the first county judge. Edward C. Lasater, founder of Falfurrias, deeded this courthouse site to the Commissioners Court. County offices occupied rented quarters before construction of this edifice in 1914.