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Lake Verret is 14,080 acres (5,700 ha) natural lake located in Assumption, Parish, Louisiana, US.The lake is west of Napoleonville, Louisiana, south of Pierre Part, part of the Atchafalaya River Basin of the Lower Mississippi River Region, with 246,000 acres (100,000 ha) of watershed that includes 22,300 acres (9,000 ha) (34.84 square miles (90.2 km 2)) in Ascension Parish 104,500 acres ...
Grassy Lake is 1,024 acres (414 ha), a natural lake, and is located in St. Martin and Assumption, Parishes, Louisiana. The 246,000 acres (1,000 km 2 ) of watershed includes Lake Verret , Lake Palourde , all draining into the Atchafalaya River , and finally the Gulf of Mexico .
This canal extended west from Napoleonville to Lake Verret. [4] The village that later developed was named by a former French soldier who served under Napoleon Bonaparte . The French veteran, Pierre Charlet, is buried in the cemetery of Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in the nearby community of Plattenville in Assumption Parish.
As of 2010, the largest bass from Louisiana was caught at Caney Lake. [28] Lake Bistineau State Park: Webster Parish: 750 acres (304 ha) [29] [13] 1938 [30] Lake Bistineau State Park is the first state park in Louisiana to accommodate African Americans, starting in 1956. The two separated areas are an artifact of the segregated nature of the ...
Pierre Part (French: Ville de Pierre Part) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, United States.The population was 3,169 at the 2010 census, making it the most populous community in Assumption Parish. [3]
Lake Palourde is home to the Victor Guarisco Lake End Park [5] and the 9.6-acre (3.9 ha) Brownell Memorial Park & Carillon Tower. The 106-foot (32 m) tower has 61 bronze bells, cast in the Netherlands, that represents five octaves of range and weight from 18 to 4,730 pounds (8.2 to 2,145.5 kg).
Louisiana state agencies began clearing a homeless encampment in New Orleans ahead of Taylor Swift’s concerts at the Superdome this weekend. Roughly 75 people living in tents beneath an overpass ...
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.