Plaisance, Louisiana

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Plaisance
Unincorporated community
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Plaisance
Location within the state of Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°36′45″N92°07′34″W / 30.61250°N 92.12611°W / 30.61250; -92.12611
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish St. Landry
Elevation
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66 ft (20 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1627942 [1]

Plaisance is an unincorporated community in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the location of the former Plaisance High School, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2]

It is home to the Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival and to Mr. Clifton Chenier, the originator of Zydeco music. [3]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plaisance, Louisiana
  2. ↑ "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ "St. Landry Parish". Center for Louisiana Studies. October 28, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ "The Honorable James Joseph's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ Taylor, John W.; Silliker, Margaret E. (1993). "O'Neil Ray Collins, 1931-1989". Mycologia. 85 (5): 868–872. Retrieved December 25, 2020.


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