Cocodrie, Louisiana

Cocodrie
Unincorporated community
Cocodrie is located in Louisiana
Cocodrie
Cocodrie
Location of Cocodrie in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°14′49″N 90°39′41″W / 29.24694°N 90.66139°W / 29.24694; -90.66139
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishTerrebonne
Elevation
3 ft (0.9 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code985

Cocodrie is an unincorporated fishing, shrimping and crabbing village in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States, 10 miles south of Chauvin and due south of the city of Houma.[1] It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. The settlement is known for being very near the landfall location for Tropical Storm Matthew on October 10, 2004, Hurricane Gustav on September 1, 2008,[2] and Hurricane Zeta on October 28, 2020.

The name Cocodrie is Louisiana French for "alligator" or more rarely "crocodile".[3] It is a waterfront town, located due west of Grand Isle, on an inlet of another bay blocked by several barrier islands along the Gulf of Mexico.[1] Cocodrie is connected to Houma, due north, by Louisiana Highway 56.[1] It is at the end of the highway. Most buildings in Cocodrie are now elevated on pilings to minimize flood damage.

Cocodrie is home to the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) W. J. DeFelice Marine Center, which was completed in 1986.[4]

Impact from Hurricane Gustav

On September 1, 2008, Hurricane Gustav, coming from Cuba, made a technical landfall near Cocodrie, around 9:30 a.m. CDT.[2] When Hurricane Gustav came from the southeast, the hurricane force winds (up to 115 mph, 180 km/h) extended for 70 miles from the eye center,[2] impacting the area with north-to-south winds for over five hours before making landfall.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c Louisiana map, Louisiana-Map.org, 2007, webpage: LaMap-Louisiana-road-map (shows town/lake names).
  2. ^ a b c d "Hurricane Gustav Public Advisory Number 32", National Hurricane Center, 1 September 2008, 10 a.m., webpage: NHC-Adv-32.
  3. ^ Valdman, Albert; Rottet, Kevin; Ancelet, Barry (2010). Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities. p. 140.
  4. ^ "LUMCON - Marine Center". www.lumcon.edu. Archived from the original on February 11, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

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