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'''Lacour, Louisiana''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana]]. It is near [[Old River (Louisiana)|Old River]], an [[oxbow lake]] in the [[Mississippi River]] system. It is the birthplace and childhood home of Major General [[John Archer Lejeune]] (1867-1942), former Commandant of the United States Marine Corps. |
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|postal_code = 70715 |
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'''LaCour''' (pronounced Lah Coor) is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated Hamlet]] in the rural area of Bachelor in [[Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana|Pointe Coupee Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. It is near [[Raccourci Old River]], an [[oxbow lake]] in the [[Mississippi River]] system. |
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==Etymology== |
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The community is named after the Colin LaCour estate and is also the old Lacour farm land and known for the place where the LaCour’s slaves slept in small shotgun style houses. The LaCour family were major slave owners that ran a plantation in the area as early as the 1700s onto the early 1800s. |
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{{Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana}} |
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:05, 26 July 2023
LaCour, Louisiana | |
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  LaCour, Louisiana  LaCour, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′26″N 91°39′41″W / 30.84056°N 91.66139°W | |
| Land | Vereinigte Staaten |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Pointe Coupee |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70715 |
| Area code | 225 |
| GNIS feature ID | 554963[1] |
| FIPS code | 22-40700 |
LaCour (pronounced Lah Coor) is an unincorporated Hamlet in the rural area of Bachelor in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is near Raccourci Old River, an oxbow lake in the Mississippi River system.
Etymology
[edit]The community is named after the Colin LaCour estate and is also the old Lacour farm land and known for the place where the LaCour’s slaves slept in small shotgun style houses. The LaCour family were major slave owners that ran a plantation in the area as early as the 1700s onto the early 1800s.
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