Cocodrie, Louisiana
Cocodrie | |
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| Area code | 985 |
Cocodrie is an
landfall location for Tropical Storm Matthew on October 10, 2004, Hurricane Gustav on September 1, 2008,[2] and Hurricane Zeta
on October 28, 2020.
The name Cocodrie is an alternate spelling of the
Louisiana Highway 56.[1]
It is at the end of the highway. Most buildings in Cocodrie are now elevated on pilings to minimize flood damage.
Cocodrie is home to the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) W. J. DeFelice Marine Center, which was completed in 1986.[3]
Impact from Hurricane Gustav
On September 1, 2008, Hurricane Gustav, coming from Cuba, made a technical landfall near Cocodrie, around 9:30 a.m. CDT.[2] When Hurricane Gustav came from the southeast, the hurricane force winds (up to 115 mph, 180 km/h) extended for 70 miles from the eye center,[2] impacting the area with north-to-south winds for over five hours before making landfall.[2]
In popular culture
- Cocodrie is mentioned in the Swamp Thing comic books.
- Cocodrie was featured in the New Orleans, approximately 85 miles northeast of Cocodrie.
See also
- Buras-Triumph, Louisiana - a landfall site of Hurricane Katrina (2nd of 3 USA landfalls)
- Pearlington, Mississippi - a landfall site of Hurricane Katrina (3rd of 3 USA landfalls)
References
Notes
- ^ a b c Louisiana map, Louisiana-Map.org, 2007, webpage: LaMap-Louisiana-road-map (shows town/lake names).
- ^ a b c d "Hurricane Gustav Public Advisory Number 32", National Hurricane Center, 1 September 2008, 10 a.m., webpage: NHC-Adv-32.
- ^ "LUMCON - Marine Center". www.lumcon.edu. Archived from the original on February 11, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
Sources
- Cocodrie, Louisiana's Inside & Offshore Fishing Information
- Gustav lands on U.S. state, making landfall
- Hurricane Gustav Public Advisory Number 32, National Hurricane Center, 1 September 2008, 10 a.m. CDT.
- Louisiana-Map.org, webpage: LaMap-Louisiana-road-map (shows town/lake names).
External links
Media related to Cocodrie, Louisiana at Wikimedia Commons
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