Lucy, Louisiana

Unincorporated community in Louisiana

Unincorporated community in Louisiana, United States

30°2′48″N 90°30′27″W / 30.04667°N 90.50750°W / 30.04667; -90.50750CountryUnited StatesStateLouisianaParish St. John the BaptistElevation

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13 ft (4 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

70049

Area code985GNIS feature ID1627580 ^[1]FIPS code22-46405

Lucy is an unincorporated community in St. John the Baptist Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The community is located less than 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) northwest of Gypsy and 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) east of Edgard.

Le Meschacébé

Between 1853 and 1942 a local newspaper was published containing legal notices, announcements and ads for local businesses. The newspaper was named after the French spelling of the word "Mississippi". What made this newspaper unique was that it was written in the local Kouri-Vini dialect.^[2]

German coast stockades

Around 1722 German settlers migrated to this area and named it Karlstein. The settlers built several palisades to protect their families from Native American attacks. The other four locations have never been found.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucy, Louisiana
^ "Le Meschacébé". LSU Libraries. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ "Louisiana Forts: page 2". North American Forts. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ "Scientist seeks colonial sites". L'Observateur. November 6, 2002. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ Daigle, Charles. "St. John the Baptist Parish -". St. John the Baptist Parish. Retrieved August 15, 2020.