Editing LaPlace, Louisiana

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'''LaPlace''' ({{IPAc-en|l|ə|ˈ|p|l|ɑː|s}} {{respell|lə|PLAHSS}}) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana|St. John the Baptist Parish]], Louisiana, United States, situated along the east bank of the [[Mississippi River]], in the [[New Orleans metropolitan area]]. In 2020, it had a population of 28,841.<ref>{{Cite web |title=QuickFacts: LaPlace CDP, Louisiana |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/laplacecdplouisiana/POP010220 |access-date=August 12, 2021 |website=U.S. Census Bureau }}</ref>

LaPlace is the southern terminus of [[Interstate 55 in Louisiana|Interstate 55]], where it joins with [[Interstate 10 in Louisiana|Interstate 10]], and of [[U.S. Route 51 in Louisiana|US 51]], where it terminates at the junction with [[U.S. Route 61 in Louisiana|US 61]]. LaPlace is located {{convert|25|mi|km}} west of [[New Orleans]].

== History ==
===Pre-European===
The [[Chitimacha]] lived in the region prior to the arrival of European colonists. The tribe’s lands once encompassed the entire [[Atchafalaya Basin]], westward to [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]], southward to the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and eastward to the New Orleans area. The Chitimacha tribe currently resides on a reservation in [[St. Mary Parish, Louisiana|St. Mary Parish]].

=== European colonization ===
[[Image:Mapofgermancoast-1775.jpg|thumb|left|380px|A 1775 map of the German Coast with [[Acolapissa|Colapissas]], north of Carlstein, indicating the location of present-day LaPlace.<ref>[http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/g0411044.html "Course Of The River Mississippi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres. Ross, Lieut. 1775" rumsey.geogarage.com]</ref>]]
Present-day LaPlace was settled by German immigrants in the early 18th century during Louisiana's [[French colonization of the Americas|French colonial]] period, as part of a larger settlement on the bank of the Mississippi called Karlstein.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CAQNz2tVx-IC&q=basile+laplace&pg=PA133 |title=Along the River Road: Past and Present on Louisiana's Historic Byway |last=Sternberg |first=Mary Ann |date=April 15, 2013 |publisher=LSU Press |isbn=9780807150627 |language=en }}</ref> Karlstein was one of the four settlements collectively known as the "[[German Coast]]" ({{langx|fr|la Côte des Allemands|links=no}}), having been populated by German-speaking immigrants since 1721.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mnWKDgAAQBAJ&q=german+coast&pg=PT33 |title=Germans of Louisiana |last=C |first=Merrill, Ellen |date=November 30, 2014 |publisher=Pelican Publishing |isbn=9781455604845 |language=en }}</ref> French and [[Acadians]] intermarried with the Germans, and the area came to be known as Bonnet Carré (French for "square [[Bonnet (headgear)|bonnet]]").<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> The name Bonnet Carré was inspired by the right-angle turn of the Mississippi river near the settlement and its resemblance to a square bonnet.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HgL-Yi7GIEQC&q=laplace+railroad+depot+louisiana&pg=PA146 |title=Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries |last=Leeper |first=Clare D'Artois |date=October 19, 2012 |publisher=LSU Press |isbn=9780807147382 |language=en }}</ref>

===1811 Slave Revolt===
Manual Andry built Woodland plantation in 1793 and forced enslaved people to cultivate [[sugarcane]]<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_899c109a-2759-5ca9-b2c3-4efcad989722.html |title=For sale: Plantation built in 1793, untouched since '04, complete with rich history, original beams, fireplaces |first=DELLA |last=HASSELLE |website=theadvocate.com |date=February 25, 2016 |access-date=May 4, 2018 |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608145125/https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_899c109a-2759-5ca9-b2c3-4efcad989722.html |url-status=live }}</ref> there. The amount of money he stole from their forced labor was sizable. Severe violence was inflicted on the enslaved people, as had been common in Haiti (and had led to a successful slave rebellion there).
[[File:On the back porch, 1811 Kid Ory Historic House, LaPlace, Louisana, 2022 11.jpg|thumb|The former Andry Plantation House, now the [[1811 Kid Ory Historic House]], is where the revolt began.]]
In early January 1811, slaves at Woodland Plantation and several nearby plantations attempted the [[1811 German Coast Uprising|German Coast Uprising]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zRtFAAAAQBAJ&q=laplace+louisiana+railroad+history+1883&pg=PA206 |title=Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong |last=Loewen |first=James W. |date=September 7, 2010 |publisher=The New Press |isbn=9781595586766 |language=en }}</ref> A group of 200-500 slaves armed with guns, axes, and [[Cane knife|cane knives]] set out from LaPlace to conquer New Orleans and gain freedom for themselves and others.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/americanuprising00dani |url-access=registration |quote=german coast uprising. |title=American Uprising: The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt |last=Rasmussen |first=Daniel |date=January 4, 2011 |publisher=Harper Collins |isbn=9780062084354 |language=en }}</ref> Local white "militia" men crushed the rebellion within three days, and nearly 100 slaves were either killed in battle, slaughtered by pursuing militia, or executed after summary trials by planter tribunals.<ref name=":3" /> Although more slaves may have participated in the [[Black Seminoles|Black Seminole]] rebellion in 1836 and the whole of the [[Second Seminole War]], this is now considered the largest slave rebellion.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/the-forgotten-rebellion-of-the-black-seminole-nation/ |title=The forgotten rebellion of the Black Seminole Nation |last=Perkins |first=Andrea |date=February 11, 2014 |work=People's World |access-date=August 21, 2017 |language=en-US |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608145130/https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/the-forgotten-rebellion-of-the-black-seminole-nation/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/its-anniversary-1811-louisiana-slave-revolt-180957760/ |title=How a Nearly Successful Slave Revolt Was Intentionally Lost to History |first=Marissa |last=Fessenden |website=smithsonianmag.com |access-date=May 4, 2018 |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608145109/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/its-anniversary-1811-louisiana-slave-revolt-180957760/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Post-Civil War developments===
In 1879, pharmacist, planter, and [[patent medicine]] purveyor<ref name=":1">"For instance, you might not know that it was settled in the 1700s by German immigrants, or that it was named for French pharmacist Basile LaPlace, the successful manufacturer and purveyor of LaPlace's Indian Turnip Syrup. Or that the community was originally called Karlstein (an expansion of a settlement on the west side of the river), then Bonnet Carré. It wasn't called LaPlace until 1883 when Basil LaPlace gave the railroad right of way across his vast plantation and the train depot was given his name. " in: {{Cite news |url=http://blog.nola.com/realestate/2013/05/laplace_more_to_the_andouille.html |title=LaPlace: More to the Andouille Capital than you probably know |work=NOLA.com |access-date=August 21, 2017 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821084523/http://blog.nola.com/realestate/2013/05/laplace_more_to_the_andouille.html |archive-date=August 21, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Basile Laplace arrived from New Orleans and established a large plantation in Bonnet Carré. In 1883, he allowed the [[Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway|New Orleans and Baton Rouge Railroad]] to cut through his land.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The settlement's [[Train station|railroad depot]] was named after Laplace, then the post office, and eventually the town itself.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />

In the 1920s, Woodland Plantation was bought by the Montegut family, but the most famous person born there may have been [[Kid Ory]], who was born in an outbuilding and later led a successful New Orleans jazz band.<ref name="auto"/>

=== Weather events ===
[[File:F4 damage in LaPlace, Louisiana in 1983.jpg|thumb|F4 damage to a destroyed home in LaPlace, Louisiana.]]
In the period between 1850 and 1883, the levee on the east bank of the Mississippi flooded several times.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h9XjCQAAQBAJ&q=bonnet+carre+crevasse+flooding&pg=PA237 |title=Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River |date=June 1, 1977 |publisher=USACE, Vicksburg District |language=en }}</ref> In 1850, a flood created the [[Bonnet Carré Crevasse]], a levee breach that was more than a mile wide.<ref name=":5" /> Several major floods were exacerbated by this crevasse near LaPlace, and one resulted in severe flooding of [[New Orleans]] in 1871.<ref name=":5" /> The breach was closed in 1883.<ref name=":5" />

In 1983, a violent F4 tornado devastated part of the town.

In August 1992, [[Hurricane Andrew]] spawned an F3 tornado that killed 2 people.

In 2012, about 5,000 houses were damaged by flooding in LaPlace during [[Effects of Hurricane Isaac in Louisiana|Hurricane Isaac]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2012/08/hurricane_isaac_floodwaters_ta.html |title=Hurricane Isaac floodwaters take LaPlace and Slidell by surprise |work=NOLA.com |access-date=August 21, 2017 |language=en-US |archive-date=May 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510215618/http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2012/08/hurricane_isaac_floodwaters_ta.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2016 and again in March 2016, several [[tornado]]es touched down in LaPlace, damaging hundreds of buildings and disrupting power.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nola.com/weather/index.ssf/2016/02/laplace_tornado_damage_the_lat.html |title=Here is the latest on the LaPlace tornado damage |work=NOLA.com |access-date=August 21, 2017 |language=en-US }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_1e2b5791-2452-5ee6-82f2-7600c785d23a.html |title=Photos: Tornadoes leave jaw-dropping destruction in LaPlace |last=Advocate |first=The |work=The Advocate |access-date=August 21, 2017 |language=en }}</ref>

LaPlace was badly damaged by [[Hurricane Ida]] on August 29, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-ida-live-updates-c0f5c66f768a1b1c53aa0cac28c24150 |title=Ida Updates: Neighboring states send assistance to Louisiana |website=[[Associated Press News]] |date=August 30, 2021 }}</ref>

===Spelling===
Despite the spelling used for LaPlace's namesake, the St. John the Baptist Parish [[Police Jury]] decreed in 1971 that the official spelling of the town includes a capital letter "P".<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=abU1AQAAMAAJ&q=laplace+louisiana+spelling&pg=PA11 |title=I-10 Reserve Relief Canal Turnaround and Interchange, St.John the Baptist Parish: Environmental Impact Statement |date=1977 |language=en }}</ref>

=== Andouille ===
[[File:LaPlace 24Feb2016 Baileys Front.jpg|thumb|Andouille shop in LaPlace]]
[[Andouille]], a [[Smoking (cooking)|smoked]] pork [[sausage]] that originated in France, is popular in LaPlace and elsewhere in Louisiana, but in the 1970s, then-Governor [[Edwin Edwards]] proclaimed LaPlace the "Official Andouille Capital of the World".<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |url=http://wgno.com/2016/10/14/why-is-laplace-the-andouille-capital-of-the-world/ |title=Why is LaPlace the andouille capital of the world? |date=October 14, 2016 |website=WGNO |access-date=August 21, 2017 }}</ref> Since 1972, LaPlace has held an Andouille Festival every October.<ref name=":6" /> On his program ''[[Feasting on Asphalt]]'', TV chef [[Alton Brown]] visited LaPlace to sample its andouille.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/family-feasting-asphalt-and-inspiration-or-me-and-mr-brown-8273479 |title=Family, Feasting, Asphalt and Inspiration — Or, Me and Mr. Brown |last=Cook |first=Phaedra |date=March 28, 2016 |work=Houston Press |access-date=August 21, 2017 }}</ref>

==Industry ==
The [[Port of South Louisiana]] is headquartered in LaPlace.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CyI14B5pua8C&q=port+of+south+louisiana&pg=PA101 |title=Louisiana, Yesterday and Today: A Historical Guide to the State |last1=Wilds |first1=John |last2=Dufour |first2=Charles L. |last3=Cowan |first3=Walter G. |date=July 1, 1996 |publisher=LSU Press |isbn=9780807118931 |language=en }}</ref> Other major employers in the region include [[Shell Chemicals|Shell Chemical Company]], [[DuPont]], [[Archer Daniels Midland|ADM Growmark]], and [[ArcelorMittal]] (formerly Bayou Steel).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sjbparish.com/ecodev_demographics.php?id=162 |title=St. John the Baptist Parish |last=Daigle |first=Charles |website=www.sjbparish.com |language=en |access-date=August 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906121231/http://www.sjbparish.com/ecodev_demographics.php?id=162 |archive-date=September 6, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
DuPont sold its Performance Elastomer plant to [[Denka]] in 2015. There have been elevated levels of the cancerogenic chemical [[chloroprene]] and EPA sued Denka to reduce its emissions. However in March 2025, the EPA under the new [[second Trump administration]] dropped the lawsuit "fighting for polluters at the expense of a community" per the former EPA enforcement director [[David Uhlmann]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Friedman |first=Lisa |date=March 4, 2025 |title=Trump Administration Said to Drop Lawsuit Over Toxic Chemical |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/climate/trump-administration-lawsuit-denka-carcinogen.html |access-date=March 23, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 }}</ref>

==Geography==
LaPlace has an elevation of {{convert|10|ft|1}} above sea level.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 23, 2011 |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="GR3">{{cite web |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/ |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=US Board on Geographic Names |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |date=October 25, 2007 |archive-date=February 2, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202034200/http://geonames.usgs.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|22.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|21.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.2|sqmi|km2}} (5.29%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 27684
|2010= 29872
|2020= 28841
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2016 |archive-date=June 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610232059/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''LaPlace CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web |title=P004 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – LaPlace CDP, Louisiana |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US2242030&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – LaPlace CDP, Louisiana |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2242030&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – LaPlace CDP, Louisiana |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2242030&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|16,329
|13,094
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,178
|58.98%
|43.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31.82%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|9,814
|14,176
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15,633
|35.45%
|47.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54.20%
|-
|Native American or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|79
|91
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73
|0.29%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|188
|274
|style='background: #ffffe6; |284
|0.68%
|0.92%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.98%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|6
|17
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.02%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|23
|38
|style='background: #ffffe6; |122
|0.08%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.42%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|224
|353
|style='background: #ffffe6; |828
|0.81%
|1.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.87%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,021
|1,829
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,719
|3.69%
|6.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.43%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''27,684'''
|'''29,872'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''28,841'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

At the [[2010 United States census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/ |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website |archive-date=December 27, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> there were 29,872 people, 11,159 households, and 10,592 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,287.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 9,888 housing units at an average density of {{convert|460.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 47.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 47.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.17% from two or more races. The cultural groups for [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]], of any race, were 6.1% of the population. At the 2019 [[American Community Survey]], there were 29,108 people living in the community,<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Geography Profile: LaPlace CDP, Louisiana |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2242030 |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=data.census.gov }}</ref> and 28,841 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]]. In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup of LaPlace was 52.1% Black and African American, 41.4% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 1.6% Asian, 2.9% some other race, and 2.0% two or more races.

In 2010, there were 9,171 households, out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males. In 2019, the median age was 36.3.<ref name=":8" />

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,103, and the median income for a family was $50,024 at the 2010 U.S. census. Males had a median income of $39,304 versus $23,277 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,090. About 9.9% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over. In 2019, the median household income increased to $53,253 and the poverty rate was 15.3%.

==Education==

===Public schools===
Source:<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |url=http://businessfinder.nola.com/LA-Laplace/High-Schools |title=High Schools - LaPlace, LA - NOLA.com |website=NOLA.com |language=en |access-date=August 21, 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The [[St. John the Baptist Parish School Board]], the school district for the entire parish,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22095_st_john_the_baptist/DC20SD_C22095.pdf |title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: St. John the Baptist Parish, LA |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 14, 2024}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22095_st_john_the_baptist/DC20SD_C22095_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> operates public schools in LaPlace.

Schools in the LaPlace census-designated place:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st22_la/place/p2242030_laplace/DC20BLK_P2242030.pdf |title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Laplace CDP, LA |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 14, 2024 }} - Compare to school locations. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2242030_laplace/ Index of 2010 maps], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st22_Louisiana/Place/2242030_Laplace/ Index of 2000 maps]. For the 1990 census, [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22095_StJohntheBaptist/90B22095_000.pdf parish index map] and pages [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22095_StJohntheBaptist/90B22095_011.pdf 11], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22095_StJohntheBaptist/90B22095_012.pdf 12], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22095_StJohntheBaptist/90B22095_013.pdf 13], and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22095_StJohntheBaptist/90B22095_016.pdf 16] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215050128/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22095_StJohntheBaptist/90B22095_016.pdf |date=December 15, 2024 }}.</ref>
* Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School ([[K-8 school]])<!--Still K-8 as of 12/14/2024: https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Miles=10&Zip=70084&ID=220153002004 -->
** It was originally named the Glade School. The initial {{convert|22|acre|ha|adj=on}} facility first began operations in 1989 and had a cost of $6 million. Of all of the school district's schools, it had the highest number of students at the time, which exceeded 1,300. In 2005 the school received its next name and had changes in its mascot and school colors. In 2012 [[Hurricane Isaac]] damaged the facility. The planned replacement facility is a smaller size than the previous one.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bacon-Blood |first=Littice |url=https://www.nola.com/news/education/lake-pontchartrain-elementarys-predecessor-was-huge-flawed/article_e89f1ec3-5a33-5eb6-8733-172fc03e5c58.html |title=Lake Pontchartrain Elementary's predecessor was huge, flawed |newspaper=[[The Times-Picayune]] |date=June 5, 2015 |access-date=December 14, 2024 }}</ref> In 2014 the estimated cost of the next facility was $22,500,000, and the projected opening year was 2017. Yeates & Yeates Architects was chosen as the architectural firm.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bacon-Blood |first=Littice |url=https://www.nola.com:443/news/education/architectural-design-approved-for-storm-damaged-lake-pontchartrain-elementary/article_9295de6b-bbb3-5fdf-8bde-5f8f2b2a5362.html |title=Architectural design approved for storm-damaged Lake Pontchartrain Elementary |newspaper=[[The Times-Picayune]] |date=November 12, 2014 |access-date=December 14, 2024 }}</ref>
* Laplace Elementary School
* John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary School
* Emily C. Watkins Elementary School
** It opened in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last=Barbier |first=Sandra |url=https://www.nola.com/news/new-st-john-parish-school-deemed-first-class/article_cb8a2ef1-38c3-57de-b0c4-f851f45b1724.html |title=New St. John Parish school deemed first-class |newspaper=[[The Times-Picayune]] |date=May 22, 2009 |access-date=December 15, 2024 }}</ref> It was originally supposed to open in 2008, but its opening was delayed.<ref>{{cite web |last=Barbier |first=Sandra |url=https://www.nola.com/news/new-st-john-elementary-may-not-open-until-2009/article_10288976-2248-5913-87d9-33aeb659fc8d.html |title=New St. John elementary may not open until 2009 |newspaper=[[The Times-Picayune]] |date=June 2, 2008 |access-date=December 15, 2024 }}</ref> By 2011, the school had perennial issues with its [[HVAC]] system.<ref>{{cite web |last=Boquet |first=Jennifer |url=https://www.nola.com/news/education/st-john-school-board-will-tackle-climate-control-problems-at-emily-c-watkins-elementary/article_d0e11661-7a45-51ac-8e08-3364ba7ca744.html |title=St. John School Board will tackle climate control problems at Emily C. Watkins Elementary |newspaper=[[The Times-Picayune]] |date=August 4, 2011 |access-date=December 15, 2024 }}</ref> In that period, the school had to have colder than planned temperatures to avoid mold and mildew issues.<ref>{{cite web |last=Boquet |first=Jennifer |url=https://www.nola.com/news/education/hvac-problems-lead-to-chilly-temps-at-emily-c-watkins-elementary/article_63fd9bba-70cf-5875-a972-38824b83a7d0.html |title=HVAC problems lead to chilly temps at Emily C. Watkins Elementary |newspaper=[[The Times-Picayune]] |date=October 14, 2010 |access-date=December 15, 2024 }}</ref>
* St. John Special Education

Schools in other unincorporated areas with LaPlace postal addresses:
* East St. John Preparatory Academy (formerly East St. John Elementary School) (Reserve CDP,<ref name=ReserveCDPMap>{{cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st22_la/place/p2264310_reserve/DC20BLK_P2264310.pdf |title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Reserve CDP, LA |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |page=2 (PDF p. 3/3) |access-date=December 14, 2024 }} - East St. John ES is on Ory Drive, shown here as in Reserve CDP. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2264310_reserve/ Index of 2010 maps], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st22_Louisiana/Place/2264310_Reserve/ Index of 2000 maps] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215050129/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st22_Louisiana/Place/2264310_Reserve/ |date=December 15, 2024 }}. For the 1990 census, [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22095_StJohntheBaptist/90B22095_000.pdf parish index map] and pages [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22095_StJohntheBaptist/90B22095_011.pdf 11], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22095_StJohntheBaptist/90B22095_012.pdf 12], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22095_StJohntheBaptist/90B22095_015.pdf 15], and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22095_StJohntheBaptist/90B22095_016.pdf 16].</ref> LaPlace postal address<ref>{{cite web |url=https://esje.stjohn.k12.la.us/ |title=Home |publisher=East St. John Preparatory Academy |access-date=December 14, 2024 |quote=400 Ory Drive, LaPlace, LA 70068 }}</ref>) - ''[[The Times-Picayune]]'' describes the school as being in LaPlace. It had a fire in 2015, and its {{convert|65000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} replacement facility opened in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nola.com/news/communities/crescent_city/east-st-john-prep-rebounds-from-fire/article_714ce054-bbdd-521c-87a2-a3ae0130d0e5.html |title=East St. John Prep rebounds from fire |newspaper=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]] |date=August 15, 2018 |access-date=December 15, 2024 }}</ref> It became a 5-8 school only in 2017.<ref name=ESJE58only>{{cite web |url=https://esje.stjohn.k12.la.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=543162&type=d&pREC_ID=1051630 |title=School Profile |publisher=East St. John Preparatory Academy |access-date=December 15, 2024 }}</ref> In 2025 East St. John Preparatory School is to be renamed Fifth Ward Preparatory School, as the former Fifth Ward Elementary School in Reserve will close that year.<ref name=Nexttoconv>{{cite web |url=https://www.nola.com/news/environment/louisiana-cancer-alley-pollution-environmental-justice-school/article_ea759872-9d33-11ef-95a3-3faf44318ad9.html |title=School next to controversial Louisiana plant to close |newspaper=[[Times Picayune]] |date=November 7, 2024 |access-date=December 15, 2024 }}</ref>

Prior to 2017,<ref name=ESJE58only/> the following schools had attendance boundaries including sections of the LaPlace CDP: East St. John, LaPlace, Lake Ponchartrain, and Watkins elementary schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://1.cdn.edl.io/0I9rIuJ7hQvYSY74FzG2hcYPK3Av2AqtzIE01aEQRvsBDHOc.pdf |title=St. John School Enrollment Zones |publisher=[[St. John the Baptist Parish School Board]] |access-date=December 15, 2024}} - [https://www.stjohn.k12.la.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=534949&type=d&pREC_ID=1046461 linked from here] - The map shows East St. John Preparatory Academy as still being an elementary and not a 5-8 school.</ref>

[[East St. John High School]] is in Reserve CDP.

Other schools:
* St. John STEM Magnet Program (Reserve postal address)

===Private and parochial schools===
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Private schools in LaPlace CDP include the following Catholic schools ([[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans]])
* Ascension of Our Lord School
* St. Joan of Arc Catholic School
* [[St. Charles Catholic High School (Laplace, Louisiana)|Saint Charles Catholic High School]]

These two non-Catholic Christian private schools are in Reserve CDP:
* Liberty Christian Academy
* Riverside Academy

==List of movie and television appearances==
* The [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning movie ''[[Monster's Ball]]'', starring [[Halle Berry]] and [[Billy Bob Thornton]].
* The television series ''[[Memphis Beat]]''.
* Various scenes of the [[WWE Studios]] movie ''[[Knucklehead (2010 film)|Knucklehead]]''.
* The Old Airline Motors Diner on [[Airline Highway]] in LaPlace doubled as an [[International House of Pancakes|IHOP]] in the movie ''[[Glory Road (film)|Glory Road]]''.
* The [[Jonas Brothers]] music video "Pom Poms" featured the Joe Keller Memorial Stadium in nearby [[Reserve, Louisiana]].

==Notable people==
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* [[Jared Butler]], basketball player for [[Baylor Bears basketball|Baylor University]]
* [[A. J. Duhe]], [[Louisiana State University]] alumnus, former [[linebacker]] for the [[Miami Dolphins]]
* [[Randal Gaines]], attorney and Louisiana State Representative for St. Charles and St. John the Baptist parishes since 2012
* [[Louis Lipps]], former [[wide receiver]] for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and the [[New Orleans Saints]]
* [[Chris Markey]], former [[running back]] for the [[UCLA Bruins]]
* [[Damon Mason]], [[defensive back]] and coach in the [[Arena Football League]]
* [[Kid Ory|Edward "Kid" Ory]], trombonist and bandleader
* [[DeQuincy Scott]], football player
* [[Ian Villafana]], guitarist

== Media ==
Cable and Internet services in LaPlace are provided by [http://RTConline.com Reserve Telecommunications].

==See also==
{{Commons category}}
* [[Reserve, Louisiana]]
* [[Lake Pontchartrain]]
* [[Bonnet Carré Spillway]]
* [[Hurricane Katrina]]
* [[River Road, Louisiana]]

==References==
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