Kaplan, Louisiana, United States
E796336
Kaplan, Louisiana, United States is a small city in Vermilion Parish known as the birthplace of actor Iron Eyes Cody and for its location in the heart of Acadiana’s Cajun country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaplan, Louisiana, United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9392554 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kaplan, Louisiana, United States Context triple: [Iron Eyes Cody, placeOfBirth, Kaplan, Louisiana, United States]
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A.
Kentwood, Louisiana, United States
Kentwood, Louisiana, United States is a small rural town best known as the childhood home of pop singer Britney Spears.
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B.
Kenner, Louisiana
Kenner, Louisiana is a suburban city in Jefferson Parish that forms part of the New Orleans metropolitan area and serves as home to the region’s primary international airport.
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C.
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Shreveport is a major city in northwestern Louisiana known for its role as a regional economic and cultural center along the Red River.
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D.
Larose, Louisiana
Larose, Louisiana is a small unincorporated community in Lafourche Parish known for its Cajun culture, fishing and oil-related industries, and location along Bayou Lafourche in the southern Louisiana bayou region.
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E.
Crowley, Louisiana, United States
Crowley, Louisiana, United States is a small city in Acadia Parish known historically as a rice-farming and agricultural center in southwestern Louisiana.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kaplan, Louisiana, United States Target entity description: Kaplan, Louisiana, United States is a small city in Vermilion Parish known as the birthplace of actor Iron Eyes Cody and for its location in the heart of Acadiana’s Cajun country.
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A.
Kentwood, Louisiana, United States
Kentwood, Louisiana, United States is a small rural town best known as the childhood home of pop singer Britney Spears.
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B.
Kenner, Louisiana
Kenner, Louisiana is a suburban city in Jefferson Parish that forms part of the New Orleans metropolitan area and serves as home to the region’s primary international airport.
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C.
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Shreveport is a major city in northwestern Louisiana known for its role as a regional economic and cultural center along the Red River.
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D.
Larose, Louisiana
Larose, Louisiana is a small unincorporated community in Lafourche Parish known for its Cajun culture, fishing and oil-related industries, and location along Bayou Lafourche in the southern Louisiana bayou region.
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E.
Crowley, Louisiana, United States
Crowley, Louisiana, United States is a small city in Acadia Parish known historically as a rice-farming and agricultural center in southwestern Louisiana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode | 337 ⓘ |
| censusDesignation | city ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 29.998 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | -92.284 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision | State of Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicsEthnicHeritage | Acadian descendants ⓘ |
| demographicsLanguageHeritage | Cajun French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
oil and gas-related employment ⓘ |
| elevation | 5 feet ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1902 ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Cajun-themed local festivals ⓘ |
| hasHighSchool | Kaplan High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerson | Iron Eyes Cody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicLibrary | branch of Vermilion Parish Library system ⓘ |
| hasSchoolDistrict | Vermilion Parish School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporationDate | 1906 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cajun culture
ⓘ
being in the heart of Acadiana’s Cajun country ⓘ birthplace of actor Iron Eyes Cody ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Acadiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cajun Country NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf Coast region of the United States ⓘ United States South NERFINISHED ⓘ Vermilion Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abrom Kaplan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Lafayette, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parish | Vermilion Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Acadiana region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 70548 ⓘ |
| region | Southwestern Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionCode | FIPS code 22-39045 ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| timezone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | CDT ⓘ |
| timezoneStandard | CST ⓘ |
| transportationAccess |
served by Louisiana Highway 13
ⓘ
served by Louisiana Highway 14 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffsetDST | −5 ⓘ |
| utcOffsetStandard | −6 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kaplan, Louisiana, United States Description of subject: Kaplan, Louisiana, United States is a small city in Vermilion Parish known as the birthplace of actor Iron Eyes Cody and for its location in the heart of Acadiana’s Cajun country.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.