County: La Salle County was created in 1858 and organized in 1880 with La Salle as the county seat. Both the county and capitol were named for the famous French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle who died in Texas. Unique points of interest in La Salle County include the Welhausen School in the county seat of Cotulla where Lyndon B. Johnson taught in 1927. When … [Read more...] about Courthouse Trails: La Salle County