Editing Cut Off, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Cut Off, Louisiana
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'''Cut Off''' (historically named La Coupe) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) on the [[Bayou Lafourche]] in [[Lafourche Parish, Louisiana|Lafourche Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 5,533 in 2020. It is part of the [[Houma, Louisiana|Houma]]&ndash;[[Bayou Cane, Louisiana|Bayou Cane]]&ndash;[[Thibodaux, Louisiana|Thibodaux]] [[Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]]. Cut Off's ZIP code is 70345, the area code is 985 and local telephone prefixes are 325, 632 and 693.

==History==
Cut Off had its start by the building of a canal cutoff at that point from Bayou Lafourche northeast to [[Lake Salvador]], to shorten the route to [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Leeper|first=Clare D'Artois|title=Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHeeUa0xNxcC&pg=PA76|date=19 October 2012|publisher=LSU Press|isbn=978-0-8071-4740-5|page=76}}</ref> The name (''La Coupe'', or "The Cut") was French in origin.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=33|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=29}}</ref>

==Geography==
Cut Off is located in south-central Lafourche Parish at {{Coord|29|30|55|N|90|20|2|W|type:city}} (29.515201, -90.333839),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> on both sides of Bayou Lafourche. It is bordered to the northwest by [[Larose, Louisiana|Larose]] and to the south by [[Galliano, Louisiana|Galliano]].

[[Louisiana Highway 1]] runs through the center of Cut Off, along the west bank of Bayou Lafourche, while [[Louisiana Highway 308|Highway 308]] runs along the east bank. [[Louisiana Highway 3235|Highway 3235]], a four-lane highway, runs through the west side of the community. All three highways lead northwest into Larose and south into Galliano. [[Thibodaux, Louisiana|Thibodaux]], the [[parish seat]], is {{convert|37|mi}} to the northwest (upriver), and [[Port Fourchon, Louisiana|Port Fourchon]] on the [[Gulf of Mexico]] is {{convert|34|mi}} to the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Cut Off CDP has a total area of {{convert|38.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|37.9|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.3|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 0.85%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_22.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Louisiana| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=February 20, 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 5049
|1990= 5325
|2000= 5635
|2010= 5976
|2020= 5533
|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web
  |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2010-07-17
  }}</ref><ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2218930&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Cut Off CDP, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| accessdate=February 20, 2020}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Cut Off racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2218930&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-28|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 4,423
| 79.94%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 63
| 1.14%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 215
| 3.89%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 70
| 1.27%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 1
| 0.02%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 240
| 4.34%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 521
| 9.42%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,533 people, 2,375 households, and 1,711 families residing in the CDP.

== Notable people ==
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* [[Joe Barry (singer)|Joe Barry]], swamp pop singer; born and died in Cut Off
* [[Vin Bruce]], [[Cajun]] vocalist
* [[Trishelle Cannatella]], reality television personality and poker player
* [[Dick Guidry]], former state representative from Lafourche Parish and owner of the disbanded Jet Drive-in Theater, a local landmark in Cut Off
* [[Bobby Hebert]], former [[New Orleans Saints]] and [[Atlanta Falcons]] quarterback
* [[Rita Benson LeBlanc]], part-owner and former heir apparent of the [[New Orleans Saints]]
* [[Jimmie Noone]], jazz clarinet great
* [[Glen Pitre]], writer and film director
* [[Loulan Pitre, Jr.]], lawyer and former state representative for Lafourche Parish; brother of Glen Pitre

==Government and infrastructure==
The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Cut Off Post Office.<ref>"[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=Golden+Meadow%2C+LA&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1360095&locationName=CUT+OFF&address2=&address1=16130+W+MAIN+ST&city=CUT+OFF&state=LA&zip5=70345&zip4=9998&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=29.486539&longitude=-90.32465&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&&& Cut Off]." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on March 11, 2017. "16130 W MAIN ST CUT OFF, LA 70345-9998"</ref>

==Culture==
*A particular section of the town is known as Côte Blanche, French for "White Coast" because of a statistically abnormal number of white painted homes that lined Bayou Lafourche for much of the early and mid 1900s.{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}}
*In a segment of ''[[Dirty Jobs]]'', [[Mike Rowe (television host)|Mike Rowe]] interviewed a Cut Off alligator farmer.

==Education==
[[Lafourche Parish Public Schools]] operates public schools.
* Cut Off Elementary School<ref>[http://coes.mylpsd.com/ Home]. Cut Off Elementary School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016.</ref>

Larose-Cut Off Middle School is in nearby [[Larose, Louisiana|Larose]],<ref>[http://lcoms.mylpsd.com/ Home]. Larose-Cut Off Middle School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016.</ref> and serves Cut Off CDP.<ref name=Cutoffmap>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2218930_cut_off/DC10BLK_P2218930_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Cut Off CDP, LA]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. Pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2218930_cut_off/DC10BLK_P2218930_001.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2218930_cut_off/DC10BLK_P2218930_002.pdf 2].</ref><ref name=Bound>"[http://lafourche.k12.la.us/docs/Policy%20Manual/AC%20School%20Attendance%20Boundaries.doc SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202150352/http://lafourche.k12.la.us/docs/Policy%20Manual/AC%20School%20Attendance%20Boundaries.doc |date=2016-12-02 }}." [[Lafourche Parish Public Schools]]. Retrieved on December 2, 2016. Based on the text description of the school boundaries.</ref>

[[South Lafourche High School]] is in [[Galliano, Louisiana|Galliano]], and has a Cut Off postal address. It also serves Cut Off.<ref name=Cutoffmap/><ref name=Bound/>

Cut Off School opened in 1927. In September 1950 the schools of Larose and Cut Off were consolidated into Larose-Cut Off High School. It was then consolidated with Golden Meadow High School to form South Lafourche High School in 1966.<ref>"[http://slhs.mylpsd.com/origin_of_south_lafourche The Origin of South Lafourche] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129113627/http://slhs.mylpsd.com/origin_of_south_lafourche |date=November 29, 2016 }}." [[South Lafourche High School]]. Retrieved on November 29, 2016.</ref>

Lafourche Parish Library operates the South Lafourche Library in Galliano, which has a Cut Off postal address.<ref>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2228065_galliano/DC10BLK_P2228065_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Galliano CDP, LA Page 1]" ([http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2228065_galliano/ See Index]). [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on November 29, 2016.</ref><ref>"[http://lpplyastuff.wixsite.com/lafourchelibrary/locations--contact Branch Locations and Contact]." Lafourche Parish Library. Retrieved on November 28, 2018. "16241 East Main Street Cut Off, LA  70345"</ref> Damage from [[Hurricane Ida]] meant that the parish had to rebuild the inside of the library.<ref>{{cite web|last=Campo|first=Colin|url=https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/09/15/terrebonne-lafourche-libraries-work-recover-hurricane-ida-damage/65742589007/|title=Hurricane Ida destroyed 2 local libraries, damaged others. Here's how rebuilding is going.|newspaper=[[Houma Courier]]|date=2022-09-15|access-date=2024-02-17}}</ref>

[[Fletcher Technical Community College]] has Lafourche Parish in the college's service area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lctcs.edu/our-colleges|title=Our Colleges|publisher=[[Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges]]|accessdate=2021-06-03}}</ref> Additionally, a [[Delgado Community College]] document stated that Lafourche Parish was in the college's service area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dcc.edu/documents/fact-sheet.pdf|title=The Economic Value of Delgado Community College|publisher=[[Delgado Community College]]|access-date=2024-03-09|quote=For the purposes of this analysis, the Delgado Service Area is {{sic|comprised |hide=y|of}} [...]Lafourche,[...]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20181226105732/http://lcoms.lpsd.k12.la.us/ Larose-Cut Off Middle School]
* [http://coes.lpsd.k12.la.us Cut Off Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101231408/http://coes.lpsd.k12.la.us/ |date=January 1, 2017 }}
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