Lacassine, Louisiana
| Lacassine | |
| Unincorporated community | |
| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Louisiana |
| Parish | Jefferson Davis Parish |
| Coordinates | 30°14′6″N 92°55′19.2″W / 30.23500°N 92.922000°WCoordinates: 30°14′6″N 92°55′19.2″W / 30.23500°N 92.922000°W |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP | 70650 |
| Area code | 337 |
  Location of Lacassine in Louisiana [2]
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 Location of Louisiana in the United States
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Lacassine (French: La Cassine) is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Davis Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The Little Kahuna Water Park is being constructed off Interstate 10 in Lacassine. It will sit on about 25 acres (100,000 m2) when it opens.
History
One story about the name of the community is that a tribe of Comanche Indians, led by their chief Lacassine, migrated to southwest Louisiana to hunt and fish in the early 19th century, settling near this place.
Another story about the name states that the part of the parish where the community is located was visited regularly by different tribes of the area, including Attakapas and Choctaw. Game was abundant here, and the Indians called it their "hunting ground," or, in the Choctaw language, La Cassine. However, the phrase sounds more French than Indian. [3] La Cassine means "the small house" in French. According to Monsignor Jules Daigle, noted authority of the Cajun language, it was named for a small house built by an Indian chief in that location. [4]
References
- ↑ louisiana.hometownlocator.com "Lacassine, LA Community Profile"
- ↑ louisiana.hometownlocator.com "Lacassine, LA Community Profile"
- ↑ www.carencrohighschool.org "Jeff Davis communities add to region's history"
- ↑ Jefferson Davis Parish: An Oral History, page 10
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