Plaisance, Louisiana
Plaisance | |
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  Plaisance Location within the state of Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 30°36′45″N 92°07′34″W / 30.61250°N 92.12611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | St. Landry |
| Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627942[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
[edit]- James A. Joseph (born 1935), former United States Ambassador to South Africa[4]
- O'Neil Ray Collins (1931–1989), botanist and mycologist[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plaisance, Louisiana
- ^ "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "St. Landry Parish". Center for Louisiana Studies. October 28, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "The Honorable James Joseph's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ 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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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent parish or parishes | |
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