Des Allemands, Louisiana "The Germans" | |
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Nickname: "Catfish Capital of the Universe" | |
Coordinates: 29°49′32″N90°28′09″W / 29.82556°N 90.46917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parishes | Lafourche, St. Charles |
Area | |
• Total | 12.23 sq mi (31.69 km2) |
• Land | 9.95 sq mi (25.77 km2) |
• Water | 2.29 sq mi (5.92 km2) |
Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,179 |
• Density | 219.02/sq mi (84.56/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 70030 |
Area code | 985 |
FIPS code | 22-20680 |
Des Allemands is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lafourche and St. Charles parishes in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 2,179 at the 2020 census. [2] The town, known as the "Catfish Capital of the Universe", [3] is along the Bayou des Allemands, which is the boundary of Lafourche and St. Charles parishes. Lac des Allemands is located northwest of the town. The ZIP Code for Des Allemands is 70030.
The St. Charles Parish portion of Des Allemands is part of the New Orleans metropolitan statistical area, while the Lafourche Parish portion is part of the Houma – Bayou Cane – Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
In 1721, John Law and the Company of the Indies settled Germans along the Mississippi River, north of Ouachas Lake. The area of the Germans was called les Allemands (the Germans) or Karlstein. The German Coast was in present-day St. Charles & St. John the Baptist Parishes. [4] Des Allemands means "of the Germans" in French.
The German Louisiana colony was originally up the Mississippi River at the Arkansas Post. But they experienced hostility from the Native Americans in that area, and moved to a location much closer to the colonial capital of New Orleans.
An annual Catfish Festival is held in Des Allemands, it involves live music, carnival attractions, and catfish related recipes. [5] The festival was started by local reverend William McCallion as a fundraiser for his church. [6] The festival celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2020, however, in this year, the festival had to be rescheduled due to concerns arising from the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. [7]
Des Allemands is located in southern St. Charles Parish and northeastern Lafourche Parish at 29°49′32″N90°28′9″W / 29.82556°N 90.46917°W (29.825570, -90.469163). [8] It is bordered to the north by the Paradis CDP and to the southeast by the Bayou Gauche CDP.
U.S. Route 90 (future Interstate 49) crosses Bayou des Allemands at this point; the four-lane highway leads northeast 34 miles (55 km) to New Orleans and west 51 miles (82 km) to Morgan City. Bayou Des Allemands runs northwest 5 miles (8 km) to Lac des Allemands and southeast 13 miles (21 km) to Lake Salvador.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Des Allemands CDP has a total area of 12.2 square miles (31.7 km2), of which 10.0 square miles (25.8 km2) are land and 2.3 square miles (5.9 km2), or 18.68%, are water. [9]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 2,179 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [10] |
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 1,700 | 78.02% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 296 | 13.58% |
Native American | 23 | 1.06% |
Asian | 4 | 0.18% |
Other/Mixed | 84 | 3.85% |
Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 3.3% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,179 people, 670 households, and 468 families residing in the CDP.
St. Charles Parish Public School System serves parts of Des Allemands east of Bayou Des Allemands. Allemands Elementary School in Des Allemands serves grades PK-2, while R.J. Vial Elementary School in Paradis serves grades 3–5; Vial opened in 1975. [12] J. B. Martin Middle School in Paradis serves grades 6–8, [13] and Hahnville High School in Boutte serves 9–12. [14]
Residents of Des Allemands west of Bayou Des Allemands attend Lafourche Parish Public Schools. People in the Bayou Des Allemands area of Lafourche Parish are zoned to Raceland Lower Elementary School, Raceland Upper Elementary School, Raceland Middle School (all in Raceland), and Central Lafourche High School in Mathews. [15] [16]
Fletcher Technical Community College has Lafourche Parish in the college's service area. [17] Additionally, a Delgado Community College document stated that Lafourche Parish was in the college's service area. [18]
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