Aloha, Louisiana

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Aloha is an unincorporated community in Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States. [1]

History

The community was named after the Hawaiian greeting and parting phrase aloha . [2] The name was likely inspired by the song "Aloha ʻOe". [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aloha, Louisiana
  2. ↑ Leeper, Clare D'Artois (October 19, 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. p. 15. ISBN   978-0-8071-4740-5.
  3. ↑ Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 234. ISBN   978-1-4976-1186-3.

31°35′00″N92°46′21″W / 31.58333°N 92.77250°W / 31.58333; -92.77250


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