Alluvial City, Louisiana

Alluvial City
Unincorporated community
Boats in Alluvial City, September 2011
Boats in Alluvial City, September 2011
Alluvial City is located in Louisiana
Alluvial City
Alluvial City
Alluvial City is located in the United States
Alluvial City
Alluvial City
Coordinates: 29°50′29″N 89°41′29″W / 29.84139°N 89.69139°W / 29.84139; -89.69139
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish St. Bernard Parish
MCDDistrict E
Established19th century
Elevation
0.9 m (3 ft)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (Central)
ZIP code
70085
Area code504
GNIS feature ID559767

Alluvial City is an Isleño fishing community in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1] The community is located on the western bank of Bayou la Loutre. Alluvial City is connected to the neighboring community of Yscloskey by the Bayou la Loutre lift bridge, also known as the Yscloskey bridge.[2]

The community was the inspiration for the literary work Alluvial Cities: Poems.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Alluvial City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. ^ Broach, Drew (August 7, 2015). "29 historic bridges of southeast Louisiana". The Times-Picayune. Archived from the original on September 15, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
    - Parker, Halle (August 31, 2021). "Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, St. Bernard Parish fares much better than others in Ida". NOLA. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Hannan, Christopher M. Alluvial Cities: Poems. Texas A&M University Press. Retrieved September 18, 2024.


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