Country United States Parish Plaquemines Area code(s) 504 Elevation -90 cm Population 854 (2010) | State Louisiana Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 533330 Area 9.643 km² Local time Monday 5:26 PM | |
Weather 21°C, Wind SE at 21 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Boothville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 854 as of the 2010 census.
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Map of Boothville, Boothville-Venice, LA 70041, USA
Jeré Longman of The New York Times stated that before Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the community served as "a hub of the fishing and oil and gas industries."
History
Boothville was named for Colonel Booth, a landowner.
Education
Plaquemines Parish School Board operates the public schools of the parish.
It is served by Boothville-Venice Elementary School in Boothville and South Plaquemines High School in Buras. Prior to 2005 Boothville-Venice High School (PreK-12) served the community, but Hurricane Katrina damaged the original building.
References
Boothville, Louisiana Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA