Blanks, Louisiana

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Unincorporated community
Location of Blanks in Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°33′12″N 91°36′01″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	225
GNIS feature ID	542998[1]

Blanks is the name of an unincorporated community located in southwestern Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States.

The community is said to have been named after Handsell B. Blanks. Blanks was part owner of the Bomer-Blanks Lumber Company that once operated in the area. A post office was established in the community in 1913, but has since been shut down and merged with the post office in the neighboring town of Lottie.[2]

Geography

The community is west of Livonia near the intersections of Louisiana Highway 976 with US 190 and Louisiana Highway 81. The town of Lottie, is located to the west, and Fordoche is to the north.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blanks, Louisiana
2. Lockhart, John M. "The Old Bridge Celebrates 75 Years of Road-Rail Service Today", The Riverside Reader Archived December 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, August 17, 2015, p. 1