Larose, Louisiana
Template:For Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Larose is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,763 in 2020. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
Geography
Larose is located in south-central Lafourche Parish at Template:Coord (29.567328, -90.376074).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is bordered to the southeast by the community of Cut Off. Bayou Lafourche and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway intersect in the center of Larose.
Louisiana Highways 1 and 308 run through Larose on opposite sides of Bayou Lafourche, Highway 1 to the south and Highway 308 to the north. Both highways lead northwest along Bayou Lafourche Template:Convert to Lockport and southeast Template:Convert to Golden Meadow. Louisiana Highway 3235, a four-lane bypass, leads southeast from Larose to Golden Meadow as well. Louisiana Highway 24 leads west from Larose Template:Convert to Houma.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Larose CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert, or 2.67%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notable events
1964 tornado
Template:Main On October 3, 1964, an F4 tornado moved through the area during the Hurricane Hilda tornado outbreak, severely damaging or destroying numerous homes and vehicles, killing 22 people, and injuring 165 others. The tornado caused $2.5 million (1964 USD) in damage. Additionally, it was the deadliest tornado to have been produced by a tropical cyclone since 1900, and one of only two tornadoes spawned by a tropical cyclone on record to have attained F4 intensity.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite conference</ref>
Demographics
Larose first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1950 U.S. census;<ref name=1950CensusLA/> and a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.<ref name=1980CensusLA/>
| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 5,176 | 76.53% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 284 | 4.2% |
| Native American | 278 | 4.11% |
| Asian | 191 | 2.82% |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.03% |
| Other/Mixed | 253 | 3.74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 579 | 8.56% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,763 people, 2,671 households, and 1,839 families residing in the CDP.
Government and infrastructure
The United States Postal Service operates the Larose Post Office.<ref>"Larose." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on March 11, 2017. "123 W 17TH ST LAROSE, LA 70373-9998"</ref>
Education
Lafourche Parish Public Schools operates public schools.
- North Larose Elementary School<ref>Home. North Larose Elementary School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016.</ref>
- South Larose Elementary School<ref>Home. South Larose Elementary School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016.</ref>
- Larose-Cut Off Middle School<ref>Home. Larose-Cut Off Middle School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016.</ref>
South Lafourche High School is in nearby Galliano CDP and serves Larose.<ref>"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Larose CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. Pages: 1, 2.</ref><ref name=Bound>"SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES Template:Webarchive." Lafourche Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on December 2, 2016. Based on the text description of the school boundaries.</ref>
In January 1916 the first public school in Larose, Larose Consolidated School, opened. In September 1950 the schools of Larose and Cut Off were consolidated into Larose-Cut Off High School. It was then consolidated with Golden Meadow High School to form South Lafourche High School in 1966.<ref>"The Origin of South Lafourche Template:Webarchive." South Lafourche High School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016.</ref>
Lafourche Parish Library operates the Larose Library.<ref>"Branch Locations and Contact." Lafourche Parish Library. Retrieved on November 28, 2018.</ref>
Fletcher Technical Community College has Lafourche Parish in the college's service area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Additionally, a Delgado Community College document stated that Lafourche Parish was in the college's service area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notable people
- Ed Orgeron, head coach for the LSU Tigers football teamTemplate:Citation needed
- Bob Brunet, former player for the Washington Redskins