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Ama, Louisiana

Ama is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. Ama is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, just west of the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana line. The population was 1,285 at the 2000 census.

Located at 29.9422, -90.3039 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Census-designated places in Louisiana, Populated places in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, New Orleans metropolitan area, Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River

Luling, Louisiana

Luling is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 11,512 at the 2000 census.

Located at 29.9133, -90.3639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Census-designated places in Louisiana, Populated places in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, New Orleans metropolitan area, Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River

St. Rose, Louisiana

Saint Rose (usually written as St. Rose) is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. St. Rose is on the East Bank of the Mississippi River two miles (3 km) north of the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana border, and is part of the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area. The population was 6,540 at the 2000 census.

Located at 29.9606, -90.3131 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Census-designated places in Louisiana, Populated places in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, New Orleans metropolitan area, Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River

St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

St. Charles Parish (French: Paroisse de Saint-Charles) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Hahnville. In 2010, its population was 52,780. In the eighteenth and nineteenth century, this was part of the German Coast, an area along the east bank of the Mississippi River that was settled by numerous German pioneers in the 1720s.

Located at 29.91, -90.36 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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German Coast

The German Coast was a region of early Louisiana settlement located above New Orleans on the east side of the Mississippi River – specifically, from east to west, in St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, and St. James parishes of present-day Acadiana. The four settlements along the coast were Karlstein, Hoffen, Meriental, and Augsburg. Originally, the Germans settled at the Arkansas Post. However, the conditions were intolerable.

Located at 29.9289, -90.3394 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Acadiana, Cajun, Acadian history, Belgian American history, German-American culture in Louisiana, Pre-statehood history of Louisiana, Swiss American history

MV George Prince ferry disaster

The MV George Prince ferry disaster was a nautical disaster that occurred in the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the morning of October 20, 1976 (1976-10-20). The ferry George Prince was struck by the Norwegian tanker SS Frosta, which was traveling upriver. The collision occurred at mile post 120.8 above Head of Passes, less than three-quarters of a mile from the construction site of the bridge which would replace the ferry seven years later.

Located at 29.9381, -90.3602 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Mississippi River, Shipwrecks of the Mississippi River, Maritime incidents in 1976, Disasters in Louisiana, Ferries of Louisiana, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, 1976 in Louisiana