Bayou Latenache, Louisiana

Bayou Latenache, Louisiana (Bayou Latenache)
Bayou Latinache
Unincorporated community
Country United States
State Louisiana
Coordinates 30°44′57″N 91°43′15″W / 30.74917°N 91.72083°WCoordinates: 30°44′57″N 91°43′15″W / 30.74917°N 91.72083°W
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Location of Bayou Latenache in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Bayou Latenache is an unincorporated community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. The name may derive from the french latanier (fan palm)[1] or latamacha, Choctaw for "boggy river."[2]

References

  1. Best Books on; Federal Writers' Project (1941). Louisiana; a Guide to the State. Best Books on. pp. 644–. ISBN 978-1-62376-017-5.
  2. William A. Read (28 September 2008). Louisiana Place Names of Indian Origin: A Collection of Words. University of Alabama Press. pp. 39–. ISBN 978-0-8173-5505-0.