In April 1795, a number of slaves were arrested at Pointe Coupée for planning a revolution. Their idea was to set fire to a shed on the Julien Poydras estate. Lying in wait, they would ambush the whites who came to extinguish the fire and then travel from plantation to plantation, killing their former masters and gathering other slaves to join the revolt.

In July 1791, officials at Pointe Coupée learned that the Mina slaves at their settlement were conspiring to revolt. The plan was to steal weapons from Jean Baptiste Tounoir’s storehouse, kill their masters, and claim their freedom.