| Laborie | |
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| The Quarter of Laborie, with the village marked in red | |
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| Country | St. Lucia |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 7,414 |
| Website | http://www.ilovelaborie.com/ |
Laborie is a Quarter – an administrative division inherited from the former French colonial regime (from French: quartiers) – on the Caribbean island-nation of Saint Lucia.
According to the 2002 census, the population of the Quarter was 7,414 people.[1] The village of Laborie is located about 27 km south of Castries, the nation's capital.
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The first inhabitants of the Laborie general area, migrating from South America around 1000 a.c., were probably the Arawak Amerindians.Laborie a south western fishing village named after the french governor Baron De Laborie was once a tutles habitat. French colonials were probably the first to settle what is now the village of Laborie, in the early 18th century.
Prominent Laborians include the second Prime Minister – and first being elected to the position following independence – of St. Lucia, Sir Allan Louisy; the 7th Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Dr. Kenny Anthony; and the current Governor General, Dame Pearlette Louisy.
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