Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

E430246

administrative division parish of Louisiana

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana is a coastal parish in the southeastern part of the state known for its bayous, Cajun culture, and proximity to the Gulf of Mexico.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lafourche Parish	2
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana canonical	2
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative division ⓘ parish of Louisiana ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater	Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains	Cut Off, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Galliano, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Meadow, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Larose, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockport, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Fourchon, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Raceland, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culture	Cajun French heritage ⓘ
economyIncludes	commercial fishing ⓘ offshore oil support services ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ
founded	1807 ⓘ
hasAdjacentParish	Assumption Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Jefferson Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Charles Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAreaCharacteristic	coastal parish ⓘ
hasClimate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution	Nicholls State University NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFIPSCode	22057 ⓘ
hasMajorHighway	Louisiana Highway 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana Highway 308 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 90 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParishGovernmentType	police jury ⓘ
knownFor	Cajun culture ⓘ bayous ⓘ oil and gas industry ⓘ seafood industry ⓘ
languageCommunity	Cajun French speakers ⓘ
largestCity	Thibodaux, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Acadiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi River Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Louisiana ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
namedAfter	Bayou Lafourche NERFINISHED ⓘ
originallyNamed	Lafourche Interior Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ
parishSeat	Thibodaux, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Houma–Thibodaux metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ
state	Louisiana ⓘ
subjectTo	coastal erosion ⓘ hurricanes ⓘ
traversedBy	Bayou Lafourche NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St. James Parish, Louisiana → borderedBy → Lafourche Parish, Louisiana ⓘ

Bayou Lafourche → locatedInAdministrativeEntity → Lafourche Parish, Louisiana ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lafourche Parish

Edward Douglass White → birthPlace → Lafourche Parish, Louisiana ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States

Houma people → populationConcentration → Lafourche Parish, Louisiana ⓘ

Jefferson Parish → borders → Lafourche Parish, Louisiana ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lafourche Parish