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Plaisance, Louisiana

Coordinates: 30°36′45″N 92°07′34″W / 30.61250°N 92.12611°W / 30.61250; -92.12611
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Plaisance
Plaisance is located in Louisiana
Plaisance
Plaisance
Location within the state of Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°36′45″N 92°07′34″W / 30.61250°N 92.12611°W / 30.61250; -92.12611
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishSt. Landry
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Plaisance is an unincorporated community in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the location of the former Plaisance High School, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

It is home to the Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival and it is home to the originator of Zydeco music, Mr. Clifton Chenier.[2]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "St. Landry Parish". Center for Louisiana Studies. October 28, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Honorable James Joseph's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Taylor, John W.; Silliker, Margaret E. (1993). "O'Neil Ray Collins, 1931-1989". Mycologia. 85 (5): 868–872. Retrieved December 25, 2020.