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°WCoordinates: 30°36′45″N 92°07′34″W / 30.61250°N 92.12611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | St. Landry |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Plaisance is an unincorporated community in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the location of the , which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
It is home to the Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival.[2]
Notable people[]
- James A. Joseph (born 1935), former United States Ambassador to South Africa[3]
- O'Neil Ray Collins (1931-1989), botanist and mycologist[4]
References[]
- ^ "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "St. Landry Parish". Center for Louisiana Studies. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "The Honorable James Joseph's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Taylor, John W.; Silliker, Margaret E. (1993). "O'Neil Ray Collins, 1931-1989". Mycologia. 85 (5): 868–872. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
- Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
- Louisiana geography stubs