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Cameron Parish Location
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Cameron Parish

While Cameron 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.
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Communities of Cameron Parish


There are no incorporated communities in Cameron Parish.



CAMERON



Unincorporated areas of interest in the parish include Boones Corner, Creole, Gran Chenier, Gibstown, Grand Lake, Hackberry, Hackets Corner, Holly Beach, Johnson's Bayou, Lakeside, Lowrey, North Island and Oak Grove.

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Waterways

Black Lake
Calcasieu Lake
Grand Lake
Gulf of Mexico
ICWW
Lake Misere
Sabine Lake



State Historical Markers

There are no State Historical Markers in this parish



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History

1805
When the Territory of Orleans is divided into counties the present-day Cameron Parish is divided between the Neutral Ground , Opelousas County and Attakapas County.
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Schools and Libraries

Schools
 
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Higher
Education

 
Libraries
Cameron Prish Library
Director - Christopher Brown
498 Marshall St.
P. O. Box 1130
Cameron, LA 70631-2016


337-775-542      FAX 337-775-5346




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