Plaisance, Louisiana
Plaisance | |
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  Plaisance Location within the state of Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 30°36′45″N 92°07′34″W / 30.61250°N 92.12611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | St. Landry |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Plaisance is an unincorporated community in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the location of the Plaisance School, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
It is home to the Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival.[2]
Notable people
- James A. Joseph (born 1935), former United States Ambassador to South Africa[3]
- O'Neil Ray Collins (1931-1989), botanist and mycologist[4]
References
- ^ "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "St. Landry Parish". Center for Louisiana Studies. October 28, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "The Honorable James Joseph's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ Taylor, John W.; Silliker, Margaret E. (1993). "O'Neil Ray Collins, 1931-1989". Mycologia. 85 (5): 868–872. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent parish or parishes | |
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