Dupont, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

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Dupont (the United States)
Coordinates: 30°38′40″N91°28′46″W / 30.64444°N 91.47944°W / 30.64444; -91.47944 Coordinates: 30°38′40″N91°28′46″W / 30.64444°N 91.47944°W / 30.64444; -91.47944 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
Parish Pointe Coupee
Elevation
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33 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2007)
  Total900
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70749
Area code 225
GNIS feature ID543157 [2]
FIPS code 22-22220

Dupont is an unincorporated community in southeastern Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located along Louisiana Highway 413, north of the community of Jarreau. The area falls under the service of the nearby Jarreau Post Office.

History

In 1902, a group of men gathered on the island side of False River to come up with a new name for the post office what was designated to be opened in their area. After the community could not agree on a new name, Pierre Guidroz suggested that the new community be named Dupont. A box of Dupont shotgun shells was in full view and the committee decided on that name. After World War II, the post office was closed. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dupont, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. June 4, 1980. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dupont, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
  3. Lockhart, John M. "Roadmap to the Westside", The Riverside Reader Archived 2012-12-14 at the Wayback Machine , January 21, 2008, p. 1