Wood Lake Monte Lacre (Spanish) | |
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Unincorporated community | |
View of raised homes in the community | |
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Coordinates: 29°48′27″N 89°45′51″W / 29.80750°N 89.76417°W / 29.80750; -89.76417 | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | St. Bernard Parish |
MCD | District E |
Historic colonies | Louisiana (New Spain) Louisiana (New France) |
Established | 1783 |
Elevation | 0.9 m (3 ft) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (Central) |
ZIP code | 70085 |
Area code | 504 |
GNIS feature ID | 1628526 |
Wood Lake (Spanish: Monte Lacre [ˈmonte ˈlakɾe]; French: Bois du Lac) is an Isleño fishing community in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is situated along Bayou Terre-aux-Boeufs to the northeast of Delacroix, Louisiana and west of Lake Lery. Following the American Civil War, the community was founded by Isleño hunters, trappers, and fisherman.
References
- "Wood Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- Armistead, Samuel G. (1994). "Un topónimo guanche en Luisiana". Philologica Canariensia (in Spanish). Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Facultad de Filología de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. ISSN 1136-3169.
- Bouchereau, Alcée (1869). Statement of the Sugar and Rice Crops Made in Louisiana in 1868-69 with an Appendix. New Orleans: Young and Bright Co. p. 451.
- Hyland, William de Marigny. "Los Isleños – A Historic Overview". Los Isleños Heritage and Cultural Society of St. Bernard. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
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