Coteau Bourgeois, Louisiana
Coteau Bourgeois is an unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 5 miles (8.0 kilometres) southeast of French Settlement and 8 miles (13 kilometres) west of Sorrento. The site is on Louisiana Highway 22 and is one mile south of Head of Island on the Amite River.
Etymology
In the French language the word Coteau means Hill and Bourgeois was the name for a wealthy class of French citizens in the late 18th century.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coteau Bourgeois, Louisiana
- ^ The American Atlas: U.S. Longitudes & Latitudes, Time Changes and Time Zones. ACS Publications. 1990. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-935127-13-3.
- ^ French Settlement, LA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1991
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