Vacherie, Louisiana

Vacherie
Unincorporated
community
The St. Joseph Plantation house, built in 1840, is located in Vacherie
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish St. James
Elevation 16 ft (4.9 m)
Coordinates 30°00′40″N 90°43′10″W / 30.01111°N 90.71944°WCoordinates: 30°00′40″N 90°43′10″W / 30.01111°N 90.71944°W
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code 225
Location of Vacherie in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Vacherie is a small unincorporated community in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. Near the community is the WCKW/KSTE-Tower, a guyed mast noted as one of the tallest constructions on Earth. The most famous location in the community is historic Oak Alley Plantation but also includes the Laura Plantation, Desire Plantation, St. Joseph Plantation and Felicity Plantation. The last two were combined in 1890.

The name of the place derives from the French word for cowshed.

Vacherie was used as a filming location for the TV series True Detective.[1]

Census-designated places

Vacherie is split into two census-designated places, North Vacherie and South Vacherie, by the United States Census Bureau. As of the 2000 census, North Vacherie had a population of 2,462[2] and South Vacherie had a population of 3,543.[3]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/true-detective-tree-location/
  2. ↑ "North Vacherie CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "South Vacherie CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-Present" (PDF). senate.la.gov. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Alfred C. Williams". intelius.com. Retrieved April 24, 2015.