Vacherie
Unincorporated
community
The St. Joseph Plantation house, built in 1840, is located in Vacherie
The St. Joseph Plantation house, built in 1840, is located in Vacherie
Vacherie is located in Louisiana
Vacherie
Vacherie
Location of Vacherie in Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°00′40″N 90°43′10″W / 30.01111°N 90.71944°W / 30.01111; -90.71944
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishSt. James
Elevation
16 ft (5 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code225

Vacherie is an unincorporated community in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area . The name of the place derives from the French word for cowshed. On the SW side of the community used to be the 1,969 ft (600 m) WZRH/KVDU-Tower, a guyed mast noted as the tallest tower in the state of Louisiana. It fell in 2021 after being damaged by Hurricane Ida.

The best known location in the community is the Oak Alley Plantation. There are several other historic plantations in the area: Laura, Desire, St. Joseph, and Felicity. The last two were combined in 1890.

Vacherie was used as a filming location for the TV series True Detective.[1]

Census-designated places

Education

St. James Parish Public Schools operates public schools. St. James High School is located in Vacherie. Vacherie Elementary School in South Vacherie serves the community.[4][5]

Notable people

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References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Vacherie.
  1. ↑ "True Detective Tree location in Vacherie, LA". Virtual Globetrotting. 28 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "North Vacherie CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "South Vacherie CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  4. ↑ Home. Vacherie Elementary School. Retrieved on 14 February 2017. "13440 Highway 644 Vacherie LA 70090"
  5. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: South Vacherie CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on 13 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-Present" (PDF). senate.la.gov. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Alfred C. Williams". intelius.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Avis White". IMDb. Retrieved 8 June 2022.


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