Des Allemands, Louisiana
The St. Charles Parish portion of Des Allemands is part of the New Orleans metropolitan statistical area, while the Lafourche Parish portion is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
History
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In 1721, John Law and the Company of the Indies settled Germans along the Mississippi River, north of Ouachas Lake. The area of the Germans was called les Allemands (the Germans) or Karlstein. The German Coast was in present-day St. Charles & St. John the Baptist Parishes. Des Allemands means "of the Germans" in French.
The German Louisiana colony was originally up the Mississippi River at the Arkansas Post. But they experienced hostility from the Native Americans in that area, and moved to a location much closer to the colonial capital of New Orleans.
Geography
Des Allemands is located in southern St. Charles Parish and northeastern Lafourche Parish at 29°49′32″N 90°28′9″W / 29.82556°N 90.46917°W (29.825570, -90.469163). It is bordered to the north by the Paradis CDP and to the southeast by the Bayou Gauche CDP.
U.S. Route 90 crosses Bayou des Allemands at this point; the four-lane highway leads northeast 34 miles (55 km) to New Orleans and west 51 miles (82 km) to Morgan City. Bayou Des Allemands runs northwest 5 miles (8 km) to Lac des Allemands and southeast 13 miles (21 km) to Lake Salvador.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Des Allemands CDP has a total area of 12.2 square miles (31.7 km), of which 10.0 square miles (25.8 km) are land and 2.3 square miles (5.9 km), or 18.68%, are water.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 2,179 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 1,700 | 78.02% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 296 | 13.58% |
Native American | 23 | 1.06% |
Asian | 4 | 0.18% |
Other/Mixed | 84 | 3.85% |
Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 3.3% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,179 people, 670 households, and 468 families residing in the CDP.
Education
St. Charles Parish Public School System serves parts of Des Allemands east of Bayou Des Allemands. Allemands Elementary School in Des Allemands serves grades PK-2, while R.J. Vial Elementary School in Paradis serves grades 3–5; Vial opened in 1975. J. B. Martin Middle School in Paradis serves grades 6–8, and Hahnville High School in Boutte serves 9–12.
Residents of Des Allemands west of Bayou Des Allemands attend Lafourche Parish Public Schools. People in the Bayou Des Allemands area of Lafourche Parish are zoned to Raceland Lower Elementary School, Raceland Upper Elementary School, Raceland Middle School (all in Raceland), and Central Lafourche High School in Mathews.
Fletcher Technical Community College has Lafourche Parish in the college's service area. Additionally, a Delgado Community College document stated that Lafourche Parish was in the college's service area.
Festivals
- Louisiana Catfish Festival on the third weekend in June
- Small parade in conjunction with Mardi Gras season
See also
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- Live and Let Die: The motor boat chase scene in Roger Moore's debut James Bond movie was filmed in Bayou Des Allemands.