| LaPlace | |
| Census-designated place | |
| Motto: The annual Andouille Festival attracts many people from around surrounding areas. | |
| Nickname: Andouille Capital of the World | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | St. John the Baptist |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 22.7 sq mi (58.8 km2) |
| - land | 21.5 sq mi (56 km2) |
| - water | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2), 5.29% |
| Population | 32,134 (2010) |
| Density | 1,287.8 / sq mi (497.2 / km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 70068 |
| Area code | 985 |
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LaPlace is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the east bank of the Mississippi River in the New Orleans metropolitan area. The population is 32,134 at the 2010 census.
LaPlace is the southern terminus of Interstate 55, where it joins with Interstate 10, and of US 51, where it terminates at the junction with US 61. LaPlace is located 25 miles (40 km) west of New Orleans.
The nickname is "Andouille Capital of the World" (for the food).[1]
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LaPlace was settled as a farming village in the 18th century during Louisiana's French colonial era. It was named after early settler Basile LaPlace.[2]
The city's railroad station was established in 1883.
LaPlace was the birthplace of early jazz musicians Kid Ory and Wellman Braud.
LaPlace has been designated "Andouille Capital of the World." An Andouille Festival is held every year in October.
On January 8, 1811 a slave revolt began near Laplace known as the 1811 German Coast Uprising. This is claimed to be the largest slave uprising in the country with an estimated number of 500. It was far larger than the revolt of 1836, that was more notorious, although there may have been far more over all in the 1836 revolt and ensuing three years of conflict. The revolt of 1836 known as the "Black Seminole Revolt" had an estimated number of 385 at the height of the revolt. The difference is that the revolt of 1811 ended in three days with many of the leaders and other being killed. The revolt of 1836 ended when the army chose to grant freedom to the holdouts in exchange for surrender. This is the only emancipation of rebellious African Americans prior to the U.S. Civil War.
James H. Dormon, a University of Southwestern Louisiana professor of history and American studies, in a 1978 anthology, "Readings in Louisiana History"; wrote an article concerning the revolt of 1811 as did the late Thomas Marshall Thompson in the winter 1992 edition of Louisiana Quarterly.
The Bonnet Carré Crevasse of 1871 occurred near LaPlace and resulted in severe flooding of New Orleans.
LaPlace is located at (30.075025, -90.484896)[3] and has an elevation of 10 feet (3.0 m).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 22.7 square miles (59 km2), of which, 21.5 square miles (56 km2) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) of it (5.29%) is water.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 27,684 people, 9,171 households, and 7,336 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,287.8 people per square mile (497.2/km²). There were 9,888 housing units at an average density of 460.0 per square mile (177.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 61.06% White, 35.62% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.11% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. The cultural groups for Hispanic or Latino, of any race, were 3.69% of the population.
There were 9,171 households out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.34.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 31.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,103, and the median income for a family was $50,024. Males had a median income of $39,304 versus $23,277 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,090. About 9.9% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
The Port of South Louisiana maintains its headquarters in LaPlace.
St. John the Baptist Parish School Board operates public schools in the community. Some of the schools in LaPlace include LaPlace Elementary, Lake Ponchatrain, and John L. Ory. Three K-8 schools serve separate areas that have LaPlace addresses:[5]
East St. John High School [1] and St. Charles Catholic High School serve the community.
Laplace can be seen in the Oscar Award-winning movie "Monster's Ball" starring Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton.
Laplace was also filming location for the series "Memphis Beat", Premiering June 22, 2010,
Laplace was also seen in various scenes of WWE Studios movie "Knucklehead".
Laplace can be seen in the IHOP scene from the movie "Glory Road", which was filmed in the Old Airline Moters Diner on Airline Highway.
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