Greenlaw, Louisiana | |
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Coordinates: 30°59′04″N90°29′05″W / 30.98444°N 90.48472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Tangipahoa |
Elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 985 |
GNIS feature ID | 554619 [1] |
FIPS code | 22-31460 |
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The community is named after a local sawmill owned by Edward Runnels Greenlaw who owned and operated the Greenlaw Lumber Company. [2] [3]
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