Maurepas, Louisiana

Maurepas, Louisiana

Maurepas is an unincorporated community in the south/southwestern area of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is also known as Head of Island to local residents. It is surrounded by Lake Maurepas, Bayou Pierre, the Amite River, Blind River, and Petite River. Another waterway located adjacent to Maurepas, is the Amite River Diversion Canal, which has quickly become a desirable residential area due to the water access. The area of Maurepas is located along the Livingston Parish/Ascension Parish line. There are multiple restaurants, boat launch facilities, and small stores which helps residents from having to travel a far distance to buy supplies.

Lake Maurepas is located to the west of Lake Ponchartrain, Louisiana's largest lake.

The area has one school, Maurepas High School, which ranges in grades from PK-12. There is also a small number of Churches in the area.

Coordinates: 30°17′49″N 90°39′50″W / 30.29694°N 90.66389°W / 30.29694; -90.66389


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Maurepas — may refer to: Jean Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas, French statesman Fort Maurepas, also known as Old Biloxi, a settlement in Louisiana (New France) Maurepas, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in the United States Lake Maurepas, a… …   Wikipedia

  • Maurepas — Das Wort Maurepas bezeichnet einen französischen Staatsmann, siehe Jean Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas eine Gemeinde im französischen Département Yvelines, siehe Maurepas (Yvelines) einen Kanton in diesem Département, siehe Kanton… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Louisiana — • Includes history, religious information, and statistics Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Louisiana     Louisiana     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Louisiana — (State of L., officinele Abkürzung: La.), einer der Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerica, u. zwar einer der 9 sogenannten Süd Staaten (Southern States) od. einer der 7 Küstenplantagen (od. Küsten , Sklaven ) Staaten (Coast Planting [Coast Slave]… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Maurepas Lake — (spr. Mohrepah Lehk), See im Osten des Staates Louisiana (Nordamerika), an der Mündung des Amite River, 4 Meilen lang, steht durch einen 11/2 Stunde langen Ausfluß mit dem Pontchartrain See in Verbindung …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Louisiana — This article is about the U.S. state of Louisiana. For other uses, see Louisiana (disambiguation). State of Louisiana État de Louisiane Léta de la Lwizyàn …   Wikipedia

  • Louisiana (New France) — Infobox Former Subdivision conventional long name = Louisiana common name = Louisiana subdivision = Division nation = New France image map caption = Map of New France around 1750. national anthem= capital = New Orleans stat area1= stat year1 =… …   Wikipedia

  • Louisiana (New Spain) — Infobox Former Subdivision conventional long name = Louisiana common name = Louisiana subdivision = Division nation = New Spain image map caption = Louisiana (green), superimposed over modern USA states national anthem= capital = Nueva Orleans… …   Wikipedia

  • Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas — Jean Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas (9 July 1701 – 21 November 1781) was a French statesman. He was born at Versailles, the son of Jérôme Phélypeaux, secretary of state for the marine and the royal household …   Wikipedia

  • Fort Maurepas — See also: Fort Maurepas (Canada) The settlement of Fort Maurepas or Old Biloxi, [1] in colonial French Louisiana (New France), began in April 1699 along the Gulf of Mexico (at present day Ocean Springs, MS).[1][2] Fort Maurepas was the capital of …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”