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St. Charles Parish Location
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St. Charles Parish

While St. Charles Parish offers all of the business amenities and services which appeal to commercial establishments, it also affords its residents a high quality of life with good schools, low crime rates and abundant recreational opportunities.
Voting Districts
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Communities of St. Charles Parish


There are no incorporated communities in St. Charles Parish.




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Unincorporated areas of interest in the parish include < HREF="../communities/community-destrehan.htm" onMouseOver="parent.self.status='Destrehan - Go to Communities on the Answer page'; return true">Destrehan, < HREF="../communities/community-luling.htm" onMouseOver="parent.self.status='Luling - Go to Communities on the Answer page'; return true">Luling, < HREF="../communities/community-newsarpy.htm" onMouseOver="parent.self.status='New Sarpy - Go to Communities on the Answer page'; return true">New Sarpy, < HREF="../communities/community-norco.htm" onMouseOver="parent.self.status='Norco - Go to Communities on the Answer page'; return true">Norco, and < HREF="../communities/community-strose.htm" onMouseOver="parent.self.status='St. Rose - Go to Communities on the Answer page'; return true">St. Rose
Unincorporated areas of interest in the parish include Allemands, Ama, Boutte, Dufresne, Hahnville, Killonia, Luling, Paradis, Taft, Vallier and Waterford Spur.

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Forests, Parks and Preserves

Salvador Wildlife Management Area







Waterways

Mississippi River
Lac Des Allemands
Bayou Des Allemands
Lake Pontchartrain
Lake Salvador
Lake Catacuatche



State Historical Markers

Battle of Des Allemands
Destrehan Manor House
Fashion Plantation
Flagville
Home Place
Les Allemands
Skirmish of Boutte Station
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History

1805
When the Territory of Orleans is divided into counties the present-day St. Charles Parish is part of County of the German Coast
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Schools and Libraries

Schools
 
Vocational
 
Higher
Education

 
Libraries
St. Charles Parish Library
Director - Mary des Bordes
105 Lakewood Dr.
P. O. Box 949
Luling, LA 70070


504-785-8471      FAX
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3 Branches, East Regional, Hahnville, Norco, 1 Bookmobile

American Library Directory 1999-2000, R. R. Bowker
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