Azucena, Louisiana

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Azucena is an unincorporated community in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, United States. [1]

History

Azucena was named after Azucena Plantation, which likely took its name from a character in Verdi's opera Il trovatore . [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Azucena, 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. 25. ISBN   978-0-8071-4740-5.

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