The various ruling families of the Louisiana Dominion came from different roots. The Dauterive family , descended from the old Cajun aristocracy of the French Empire and the United States is is one such example of the old money. The new money ruling families include the Elfrinks, the Trinklers and the Schillings; who have made their fortune off and their niche in the mid tolate 20th century and early 21st from entrepreneurship.