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70068. Area code. 985. FIPS code. 22-42030. Website. Official website. LaPlace ( / ləˈplɑːs / lə-PLAHSS) is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States, situated along the east bank of the Mississippi River, in the New Orleans metropolitan area. In 2020, it had a population of 28,841.
This organized the state into seven judicial districts, each consisting of groups of parishes. In 1816, the first official map of the state used the term parish, as did the 1845 constitution. Since then, the official term for Louisiana's primary civil divisions has been parishes. The 19 original parishes were joined by Catahoula Parish in 1808.
Pierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace ( / ləˈplɑːs /; French: [pjɛʁ simɔ̃ laplas]; 23 March 1749 – 5 March 1827) was a French scholar and polymath whose work was important to the development of engineering, mathematics, statistics, physics, astronomy, and philosophy.
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Interstate 10 I-10 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by Louisiana DOTD Length 274.42 mi (441.64 km) Existed 1957–present History Completed in 1978 NHS Entire route Major junctions West end I-10 / US 90 at Texas state line Major intersections I-49 / US 167 in Lafayette I-12 in Baton Rouge I-55 near LaPlace US 90 I-910 in New Orleans US 11 in New Orleans I-12 / I-59 near Slidell ...
U.S. Highway 51 ( US 51) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that spans 1,277 miles (2,055 km) [2] from LaPlace, Louisiana to a point north of Hurley, Wisconsin. Within the state of Louisiana, the highway travels 69.12 miles (111.24 km) [1] from the national southern terminus at US 61 in LaPlace to the Mississippi state line ...
Interstate 55 ( I-55) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that spans 964.25 miles (1,551.81 km) from LaPlace, Louisiana, to Chicago, Illinois. [2] Within the state of Louisiana, the highway travels 66 miles (106 km) from the national southern terminus at I-10 in LaPlace to the Mississippi state line north of Kentwood.
The Bonnet Carre Historical Center, also known as the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House, is a museum in LaPlace, Louisiana, housed in a historic plantation house formerly known by names including Andry Plantation and Woodland Plantation. It focuses on the 1811 German Coast uprising, which Charles Deslondes started there, and the life of jazz pioneer ...