Aloha, Louisiana

Aloha is an unincorporated community in Grant Parish, Louisiana, in the United States.[1]

History

It was named from the Hawaiian greeting and parting phrase aloha.[2] The name was likely inspired by the song "Aloha ʻOe".[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aloha, Louisiana
  2. ↑ Leeper, Clare D'Artois (19 October 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-8071-4740-5.
  3. ↑ Hook, J. N. (10 June 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.

Coordinates: 31°35′00″N 92°46′21″W / 31.58333°N 92.77250°W / 31.58333; -92.77250


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