Vacherie, Louisiana

Coordinates: 30°00′40″N 90°43′10″W / 30.01111°N 90.71944°W / 30.01111; -90.71944
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Vacherie
CDT)
Area code225

Vacherie is an

New Orleans Metropolitan Area . The name of the place derives from the French word for cowshed. On the SW side of the community used to be the 1,969 ft (600 m) WZRH/KVDU-Tower, a guyed mast
noted as the tallest tower in the state of Louisiana. It fell in 2021 after being damaged by Hurricane Ida.

The best known location in the community is the

plantations in the area: Laura, Desire, St. Joseph, and Felicity
. The last two were combined in 1890.

Vacherie was used as a filming location for the TV series True Detective.[1]

Census-designated places

  • Vacherie is split into two
    2000 census, North Vacherie had a population of 2,462[2] and South Vacherie had a population of 3,543.[3]

Education

South Vacherie serves the community.[4][5]

Notable people
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References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Vacherie.
  1. ^ "True Detective Tree location in Vacherie, LA". Virtual Globetrotting. 28 February 2014.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original
    on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original
    on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  4. ^ Home. Vacherie Elementary School. Retrieved on 14 February 2017. "13440 Highway 644 Vacherie LA 70090"
  5. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved on 13 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-Present" (PDF). senate.la.gov. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Alfred C. Williams". intelius.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Avis White". IMDb. Retrieved 8 June 2022.


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